Michael Hardeman

Spouse, Dad, Friend, Co-Pastor at Second Reformed Church

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@ellentmathis @Chiefs 😂🤣

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20 years ago today I was ordained as a minister of Word and sacrament. Given the occupational hazards with this vocation, it’s surprising to me that I am happily still a pastor. Maybe it’s a bit of “holy luck.” I’m convinced the one who stands with me has a lot to do with it.

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@TomTruesdell It’s such a beautifully done documentary. I loved it, but I’m a homer! 😂

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Don’t you just love the All State Individual Speech Performer glow? So proud of this strong young woman!

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Let’s go Chiefs! With Child #2…

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@ellentmathis @SaraSTolsma @TolsyJr @jtolsma Wait…you do other things at your holiday gatherings besides drinking wine?

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“The devil plays in our dichotomies and departments, our divisions and separations.” -Ragan Sutterfeld, “Wendell Berry and the Given Life”

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@TomTruesdell @hinterlandiowa Just after the Tulip Festival, right? 😜

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“A diverse society requires empathy. Without it, it is a society that contains the seeds of its own undoing.” -Amy Frykholm

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“Somedays it’s a mystery just to be alive!” -Irwin Chance in “The Brothers K,” David James Duncan

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Still my favorite human…

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Back at our happy place… The Minnesota state bird threw us a thorough welcoming party. We weren’t as excited to see them as they were to see us.

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God is way more patient with the Church than the Church is patient with God. Over and again, scripture reveals a long-suffering God. But we are a people who prioritize our own comfort above all else. Anxiety has no patience.

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Transformational story-telling is best done in the micro rather than the macro. Macro stats are impressive, I suppose, but they do little to inspire. Tell me a story about a person…about a group of actual people (preferably with names)…and you’ll change my life.

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“There is nothing more real or more practical in this universe than mysticism. Remember that…and it’s usually sitting right smack in the middle of grief.” -Brandi Carlile

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“People told me I was being dramatic. But history will remember [the 2010’s] as one of America’s most unloving and inhospitable decades. I wasn’t being dramatic enough.” -Brandi Carlile

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Resurrection Imagination… “The church must always be prepared to be surprised.” -David Kendall

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Hey ya’ll, based on all the texts I’ve received this morning, it’s apparent to me that Jesus is risen. So do you suppose I should say something about that in my sermon today? 😜

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PSA for the day: just because someone reads a book differently than you do doesn’t mean they value the book less than you do.