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Finding Renewal Through Stories: Lessons from Dragons and Scripture

Post author By Andrew Conard
Post date July 20, 2025
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Stories change how we see the world. A good movie can shift our perspective, revealing possibilities we never imagined. In “How to Train Your Dragon,” a young Viking named Hiccup discovers everything his village believed about dragons was wrong. These weren’t mindless monsters but intelligent creatures capable of friendship and loyalty. The film resonates because […]

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2024-03-10 The Journey to the Resurrection – The Heart of the Matter Sermon

Post author By Andrew Conard
Post date March 12, 2024

As we gather for worship today, most of us probably have one less hour of sleep than we’re used to, thanks to Daylight Saving Time. It’s a little curious. We change our clocks, hoping to capture more daylight to maximize our time. This act of shifting time forward is a powerful metaphor for our journey […]

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