City of Derby

Judith from Spencerville, Ohio.

Mary from Derby, Kansas.

Janice from Mansfield, Ohio.

Terry from Luxberg, Arkansas.

Her life was just, she was just becoming a vegetable.

And as we spoke, all of her symptoms just mirrored AJ's, and I'm like, "So how are you driving a bus? How are you running a hobby farm? Why are you running marathons? What happened?" She said, "Kelly, I went to the Institute for Restorative Health in Derby, Kansas." I'm like, "Kansas?" [laughs]

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The only thing I know about Kansas is the Wizard of Oz.

And then probably one of the top three most commonly asked questions was some version, if God is good, why do so many bad things happen to good people? Katie from Colorado Springs asked about why she experiences chronic pain.

Allie from Derby, Kansas asked why she struggles with mental health.

Mason from South Tulsa, Oklahoma is hurting because he lost a newborn daughter.

And so I wanna tell you, just pastorally, I read through dozens of questions like this, and I prayed for every single one of you by name, and my heart goes out to you, and I felt that same pain before.

And then probably one of the top three most commonly asked questions was some version, if God is good, why do so many bad things happen to good people? Katie from Colorado Springs asked about why she experiences chronic pain.

Allie from Derby, Kansas asked why she struggles with mental health.

Mason from South Tulsa, Oklahoma is hurting because he lost a newborn daughter.

And so I wanna tell you, just pastorally, I read through dozens of questions like this, and I prayed for every single one of you by name, and my heart goes out to you, and I felt that same pain before.

Let's dive in.

The first question, uh, came from Life.Church in Derby, Kansas, and someone asked, "Is being in a committed relationship and living together considered living in sin?" Uh, Joe from Oklahoma City campus asked something similar.

He asked, "Why do we need to get married before living together if we're already married in God's eyes?" Let's tackle it.

Um, logically speaking, there would be a lot of different reasons why people might wanna live together without being married today.

Uh, um, but he's always been a great athlete.

Uh, he is your perfect Derby receiver.

Um, he, he's great at routes, he's great at catching the balls, uh, he's great at making plays, but he will block his tail off.

That, that, that is one guy on our team that is gonna do it.

I've been playing since first grade.

And where did you play?

I played here in Derby at the Derby Junior Football.

What's your favorite memory of Little League?