The following was written for a MennoNerds vlog.

This is probably my favourite photo I’ve ever taken. It was during a thunderstorm last summer with an amazing purple sky, looking out from our balcony. In the centre of the shot is the cross at the top of the Lutheran church right beside our apartment building.

I’m not particularly artistic, but I couldn’t help but see some meaning here in the way this photo turned out, a message that seems particularly strong during Lent.

We have this incre...