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It's not difficult to see how religion has been used and abused to cause harm and wars and "my side is right" thinking. We all know that Scripture taken out of context can justify almost anything.So, how can we allow our faith to inform our understanding of culture in a way that is helpful?Over the next few weeks, Hope Church is going to take a stab at this question. We'll lean heavily into our va...

What a Great Week for HopeAfter celebrating Resurrection last Sunday, we are taking a moment to give thanks to community and to God for Hope's new start in Bloomington-Normal!First of all, I was blown away by the participation in our ribbon cutting on Thursday - thanks for everyone who came! Knowing that 4:30 in the afternoon is still the work day for many people, I was expecting about 35 people. ...