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When Should I Quit My Job?
In this episode, the team discusses decision making. Comfort and ease can be major drivers in our decision making, but the LDI crew offers other factors to consider. Each...
What Do We Do With Toxic Relationships?
In this episode, the team discusses relationships and why they are worth having. While truly toxic relationships do exist, we now live in a culture quick to label...
Who Should We Cancel?
In this episode, the LDI crew discusses creating boundaries in relationships as an alternative to cancel culture. Boundaries, the healthy fence lines we create between...
How Do I Navigate the Tension of Being Compassionate & Having High Standards?
In this episode, the team discusses how an unhealthy relationship with perfection impacts the ability to navigate the tension between having high standards and accepting...
Is it Possible to Be An Anxious AND Hopeful Leader?
In this episode, the team discusses hopefulness rooted in Jesus and how that hope works in us amidst anxiety. When we lead with an anxious posture, we tend to focus on our...
How Can I Be a Stable Leader When I Consistently Deal With Imposter Syndrome?
In this episode, the LDI Crew discusses the almost inevitable, anxious feeling of being a “fraud” in leadership. One key element in successful leadership is stability. The...
How Do You Know If You Are a Trustworthy Leader?
In their debut episode, the team discusses the topic of trust by addressing reliability, authenticity, truthfulness, communication, reliance on Jesus, and more. Each...
Maddy Rudkin – Baptism Story
Maddy was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. When I was growing up, I constantly looked at the people around me for answers to my questions. I was a curious kid...
Addison Bullis – Baptism Story
Addison was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I have grown up surrounded by religion, and there as always been the truth that Jesus is there for all of us. I...
Jalen Ahlquist – Baptism Story
Jalen was baptized in April 2023. If you have interest in getting baptized at Hope Community Church, you can learn more by visiting hopecc.com/baptism. I accepted Christ when I was young, and faith has always been important in my family and my life. But when I came to...
One Man’s Minority Perspective on Being a Racial Minority
I was born in Seoul, South Korea, adopted at the age of 4 months old by a white family, and grew up in China. My mother is of Scottish descent, and my father has Italian ancestry. To put it another way, I look nothing like my family. Now it can be the case that...
Seeing God in Chinese School
The Chinese language primarily relies on pictographs to communicate. Supposedly, there are over 100,000 Chinese characters, although most experts agree that you need to know about 3,000 to 4,000 to be considered “literate”. The cool thing about pictographs is they...