Reference:  NIV - Holy Bible,  New International Version, copyright 1973, 1978,1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (Rom. 15: 13) NIV

"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. May the God who gives you endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ had, so that with one mind and voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom. 15: 4-6) NIV

The Rev. Steven Cronn is a retired PCUSA pastor. Ministry is his second career. He was a corporate financial manager before being called to the ministry. Steven graduated from Fuller Seminary in 1991 and served in his first church in Norfolk VA. In 1999 he moved to New York state where he served in multiple churches as well as Albany Presbytery.

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