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Jul 29
3 min

Prayer

How are you? It is so easy to ask someone how they are as you pass them or while your brain is full of other thoughts and other plans. So...

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Sonja Wetzel

Jul 15
3 min

Awe and Wonder

Have you ever had a Bible verse or story suddenly surprise you even though you’ve heard it a million times? I hope that happens to you of...

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Sonja Wetzel

Jul 2
3 min

Foundations

What is your foundation? Do you remember that story of the foolish man who built his house upon the sand, and the wise man who built his ...

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Sonja Wetzel

Jun 24
3 min

Why?

I always overthink things. One of my difficulties as an introvert is small talk. I have a few go-to questions to ask to begin conversatio...

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Sonja Wetzel

Jun 17
3 min

Growing Fruit

Sometimes when I am taking notes during a sermon, my mind focuses on one topic or illustration and it gets stuck. Maybe this is something...

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Chad Harrison

Dec 8, 2019
7 min

Lost In The Woods And Dark Is Coming...

I looked for a familiar tree or trail. Nothing. We were turned around in the woods and dark was closing in fast.

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Chad Harrison

Nov 8, 2019
7 min

A Question To Wrestle With.

I left that night wrestling with the question that Shane had asked. Maybe it wasn't the question that bothered me as much as the answer

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