Redemption Stories

Our Redemption Story (Part 1 of 2): The Dobbs and Reed Eddings Primary School In Haiti

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I first visited Haiti in 2011. There went tents everywhere as people struggled to live under the hot Caribbean sun with scant resources. I remember visiting one home early in our trip. I stuck my head into the make-shift house and saw a boy sleeping on a wooden bench with a tattered, dirty cloth blanket. … Continue reading Our Redemption Story (Part 1 of 2): The Dobbs and Reed Eddings Primary School In Haiti

Tell Redemptive Stories (Psalm 78:1-4)

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THE POWER OF STORIES We become the stories we tell and celebrate. We live vicariously through characters--whether fictional or real--and explore meaning, desires, and truth. Especially at young ages, stories are life-shaping tools. They frame our reality and expectations, our hopes and fears. Stories become our answers to meta-questions: who am I? what is my … Continue reading Tell Redemptive Stories (Psalm 78:1-4)