“Sing to the Lord a new song: sing to the Lord, all the earth.”

Jake Wilson and Ani Piper view hospitality as a calling. The pair behind Jake’s on Fourth, which opened in November 2025, have built their careers around a simple goal: making someone’s day better with a warm plate of food and a friendly smile.

I often turn to Luke 17:3-5, where Jesus says, “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

Her breath caught a bit the moment Haley Sherer’s flight instructor looked over and said, “Your controls.”

Some athletes spend years developing in a single sport. For Ja’Coby Foster, wrestling came later, but the talent was undeniable.