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SummaryMy name is Jason, and for five years I've served as a pastor at Lincoln Berean. I'm a husband and father of two wonderful kids. Life was full and thrivingβ€”until a year and a half ago, when I started noticing weakness in my hand during a family road trip. What began as a strange discomfort led to a diagnosis that shook our worldβ€”ALS, a progressive and aggressive disease. Doctors gave me grim news: most don't live beyond 18 months. It felt like the end… πŸ’”

But God opened a door. By a miraculous alignment of timing, I was accepted into a clinical trial in St. Louis. Doctors were stunned I made it in time. Though the disease is still attacking my body dailyβ€”weakening my arms, my diaphragmβ€”I see God’s hand through it all. There’s fear and pain, but there’s also hope. πŸ™

While I long for healing, I’ve come to see an even greater truth: sin is a deeper disease than ALS. Jesus came to restore what truly mattersβ€”our relationship with God. Even if this medication works, I will still die one day. But my ultimate hope isn’t in medicine. It’s in Christ, who promises a day with no more pain, no more tears. That’s the day I live for. πŸŒ…βœοΈ

Jason has been a pastor at Lincoln Berean for 5 years. He has two amazing kids and has been married to Melinda for 14 years. A year and a half ago, Jason was diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease. Listen as he shares what the last year has been like and where he finds his ultimate hope.

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01:01 Mysterious symptoms appear
01:57 ALS diagnosis revealed
02:26 Entering the clinical trial
03:13 Ongoing battle with ALS
04:10 Greater disease: sin
05:40 Ultimate hope in Christ
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