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First Light on Joplin

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On May 22, 2011, the sun rose over Joplin, Missouri, and revealed a mile-wide scar. An EF5 tornado had carved through the city the evening...

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Matthew 28:1-10

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Matthew 28:1-10 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Christ stands at the center: promise fulfilled, mercy embodied, kingdom revealed.

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