Hannah Funk-Fishburn

“ This is the day the LORD has made . We will rejoice and be glad in it ” (Psalm 118:24). I cannot read this verse without hearing the sound of a children’s choir. I remember learning this song in multiple languages as a child. I think there is a reason that it has stayed with me for all of these years. The muscle memory of thanking God every day is one of the most valuable gifts from my childhood in church. Certainly, people who come to faith later in life can still learn the attitude of...

Years ago – actually, I should probably admit it was decades  ago – I ran relay races on the track team. Our coach would arrange us by the industry standard. The fastest runner ran the anchor. The next fastest runner was first in the relay, and the next fastest after that ran the second leg. The slowest runner on the team ran third in the race. To be fair, they were all fast, but they were ranked by how quickly they moved.  Since returning to school as a teacher, I have always felt like the...