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Three clergy women nurture the people of Triumph County, Wyoming, especially three teens understanding who they’re meant to be and what life has in store for them.
It's almost Christmas in Triumph County, and pastors Birdie, Ara Grace, and Nel are leading their communities through the four traditional Advent pillars of hope, peace, joy, and love. But between the first-ever all-Triumph kid's Christmas program and each woman's personal lives, these traits are elusive. Families are demanding, marriages are in crisis, and the true meaning of Christmas is at stake. Meanwhile, teenagers Sarah, Laela, and Johnny Tae are joined by newly sober buddy Morgan as they navigate identity, belonging, and their futures. Each member of this small Wyoming community is asking themselves, “What is all of this really for?” In For the Love of Triumph, the second book in the Seasons of Triumph series, tidy answers are hard to fine, but just asking the question surrounds their community love.
The Rev. Brittany Kooi is a rostered minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) currently serving as a congregational pastor in the Denver metro area. A summa cum laude graduate of Bethel University, she taught high school English literature and writing composition in Minneapolis before beginning seminary studies. She graduated cum laude from North Park Theological Seminary and was ordained in 2019. Pastor Brittany enjoys a good walk, dogs of all kinds, and interdenominational work with her husband, a pastor in the Reformed Church in America.
Corinne Freedman is the lead pastor at Peace United Church of Christ in Duluth, Minnesota. Freedman is a graduate of Northwestern University and Yale Divinity School.