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A Relating Example
Someone told me that when people aren't open to something they will usually do one of two things...they will either shrink away or else...

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Oct 16, 20222 min read


Fireball of Emotion
The person stands there looking up into the dark sky "Why?" they ask "Why?" "What do I do with these emotions?" "How do I heal from this...

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Sep 16, 20222 min read


The Pain of Good Intentions And Learning From Experience
Please be kind with your comments... https://www.wildernesstowild.com/community/public/posts/77356-is-your-pastor-doing-the-devil-s-work...

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Aug 9, 20224 min read


Connecting The Dots of Abuse
Just sharing my ponderings...please be respectful with your comments.... I saw this post the other day and I thought about how well they...

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Jul 29, 20224 min read


I Am Capable Of Evil
⛔Trigger Warning: Proceed with caution⛔ Yesterday morning I was having a conversation with a friend and it reminded me of a memory: the...

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Jul 3, 20225 min read


What Did Jesus Mean When He Said Deny Yourself?
Lately I've been learning a lot about healthy boundaries and relationships and what they look like and how if we don't take care of...

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Jun 19, 202212 min read


Food Is A Choice?
I've just been realizing lately that I don't have to eat food like I did at home. I don't have to eat Mennonite foods if I don't want to....

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Jun 12, 20222 min read


It's time For A Transplant If You Can't Bloom
"Bloom where you are planted" I read that phrase tonight in a letter from a well meaning person. I heard it at church on Sunday when I...

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May 26, 20222 min read


My Journey With Food
Who doesn't like good food? We all do, don't we? Food is meant to be nutrition for our bodies and to give us energy to do things that we...

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Mar 30, 202212 min read


What Does It Mean To Be Separate From The World
There are many different religions and denominations around the world and all of them have their own unique identifiers. Most often they...

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Feb 19, 202212 min read


On The Lighter Side Of Life
We are all made uniquely different from each other and no one likes exactly the same things. Even in nature everything is so diverse....

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Jan 15, 20228 min read


Jesus And Women
Lately I've been thinking about women and how Jesus changed their status in life...it got started by my pastor when he was preaching on...

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Dec 26, 20214 min read


Merry Christmas
Friendship is vital to life. Supportive and caring friends do wonders in helping someone through life. I'm blessed to have a few friends...

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Dec 26, 20213 min read


Healing Is A Choice
Once there was this man who was an invalid for a very long time. He lay on a porch near a pool of water with many other individuals who...

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Dec 4, 202120 min read


Ponderings About Christmastime
The other Sunday my pastor was preaching on Romans 14 and what he said opened my eyes to some more legalism in my life which really was...

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Nov 14, 202112 min read


A Competitive Spirit?
"Did you ever play baseball when you were growing up?" I was asked by a friend as we stood watching a baseball game one warm Sunday...

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Jul 20, 20216 min read


Happy Father's Day
Even though I try to honor my dad best I can, I am even more grateful for the many godly men God has and still is bringing into my life,...

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Jun 20, 20212 min read


Do Mennonites Tithe?
Growing up, money was a rarity. As soon as we were out of school (completed 8th grade) we were sent outside the home to work. It...

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May 30, 20219 min read


A Little Peak
I just thought this might be something interesting to share for those who wonder about the conflict between people leaving and those who...

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May 11, 20211 min read


Love Not The World
Growing up as a Mennonite I would hear this verse often along with the following verse, except usually it was in German: 1 Johannes 2:15...

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Apr 8, 202122 min read
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