Greetings one and all and welcome to the Pastor Mike Drop podcast. My name is Mike

Householder. I'm a pastor here at Lucent Church of Hope and I welcome you. Thank you for spending

some time with us again today. As always, I'm joined by my co-host,

Emily Lang Paul. Hello, Emily. Emily, we are practicing social distancing today for the sake of

flattening the curve. Isn't it interesting? Those are two phrases that most of us never, ever used,

and now, like the whole world knows it? Yeah, for sure.

It's changing everything. So in the midst of this coronavirus season of uncertainty,

we are living our lives in brand new ways, right? So you're home, working at home today?

Yes, I am. That's good. Family doing well? Yes, they are, and I am very thankful for technology. Yeah, I am. That's good. Family doing well?

Yes, they are, and I'm very thankful for technology.

Yeah, I am too.

This is kind of fun.

So thanks to our studio crew for moving mountains to make this happen today.

Emily, let's just get right into it.

We want to talk about good news and bad times today.

And we are joined by a stellar crew of superstar pastors at Lutheran Church of Hope, just some of the many, many great

blessings we have on our staff at Hope. But these guys are deep thinkers and spiritual dudes and

dudets. And so we want to pick their brains

and kind of go around the horn today and talk about finding where we find good news and bad

times so welcome to pastor amanda nepple top left of the screen pastor richard webb doctor

richard web soon to be doctor, right? Just finished up his

doctor of ministry work. Richard, I see actually in the background behind you, you've got a book

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