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Jon Opgenorth

Rev. Jon Opgenorth serves as president of Words of Hope. Previously, he served for 18 years as senior pastor at Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. In preparation for ministry, he received a BA in Religion from Northwestern College, and an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Devotionals

The Storm Inside

Read: John 6:16-21 It is I; do not be afraid. (v. 20) Ancient people feared the sea because they could not see beneath its surface. The unknown depths represented a dark

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Do the Next Thing

Read: John 6:1-14 Have the people sit down. (v. 10) I tend to be more like Philip than Andrew. As I look over the tasks on my to-do list or consider

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Devotionals

Holy Disruption

Read: John 5:1-18 He was even calling God his own Father. (v. 18) John recorded fewer miracle stories than other gospel writers, but each one is full of meaning and grows

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Good News, No Boundaries

Read: John 4:46-54 Your son will live. (v. 50) Any parent with a child in peril can relate to this father’s desperate love as he sought out Jesus to heal his

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The First Sign

Read: John 2:1-12 And his disciples believed in him. (v. 11) I find it quite human that the first request Jesus received sought to get someone out of a jam. A

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More Than Meets the Eye

Read: John 1:35-42 Come and you will see. (v. 39) We named our son “Andrew” in part because I love the disciple known by that name. Little is known about him

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Who Is This Jesus?

Read: John 1:1-18 He gave the right to become children of God. (v. 12) The opening paragraphs of John’s gospel contain staggering claims about who Jesus is, why he was born,

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You Belong

Read: Romans 16:1-27 Greet one another . . . (v. 16) Again and again in this passage, Paul invites his readers to “greet” people. Paul’s letters often end with personal

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Our Global Family

Read: Romans 15:22-33 I will leave for Spain by way of you. (v. 28) I often find it challenging to describe the richness I experience in leading the global family

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