<div class="youtube-wrap" id="youtube2-SQl7j0dXWtI"><div class="youtube-inner"></div></div><div class="pullquote"><p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not represent those of my employer, any affiliated organization, or any institution with which I am associated.</strong></em></p></div><p>Jesus is real and so is jet lag. Coming back from what I believe will be a once-in-a-lifetime trip for our family from Taiwan and Korea, I preached <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNPygsa_qzQ&t=2091s">this sermon</a> on the courage to follow Jesus.</p><p class="button-wrapper"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://bit.ly/Crux-Community"><span>JOIN THIS COMMUNITY FOR $8/YEAR</span></a></p><p>I am deeply grateful to my family, my community and those who have poured deeply into me that I might be able to offer something helpful in these difficult days. I have much to share from an amazing 3 weeks away and this message is a small portion of that. </p><p>Here are the <a href="https://bit.ly/NLF-EAST-419">slides</a> and a<a href="https://bit.ly/BR-SermonForm"> little quiz</a> to keep you engaged as you listen if you need some help focusing. </p><p>I look forward to writing and sharing more this week and if you are willing and able, I hope you’ll join me in person in the<a href="https://thecrux.substack.com/p/nyc-boston-and-all-over-san-francisco"> Boston area for church on April 26!</a></p><div><hr /></div><blockquote><div class="digest-post-embed"></div></blockquote><p class="button-wrapper"><a class="button primary" href="https://bit.ly/Support-CBR-ArochaUSA"><span>GIVE TODAY!</span></a></p><div><hr /></div><p><strong>Let me know what you think! I look forward to the conversation and comments because our screens make us into lonely consumers but God made us to be a vibrant, liberative community. </strong></p><p>In Christ and for His Glory,</p><p>jonathan</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://bit.ly/IVPBeautyandResistance" target="_blank"><div class="image2-inset"><source type="image/webp" /><img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="312" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f05o!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cf7ee60-aa22-4d35-a957-e5cc57cb8ca8_820x312.jpeg" width="820" /><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image" tabindex="0" type="button"><svg fill="none" height="20" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image" tabindex="0" type="button"><svg class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2" fill="none" height="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div>