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Growth takes patience

PASTOR’S CORNER


Dave GundersonDoes spiritual growth, growth as a person, come quickly or does it take time? Is it dramatic or subtle? Like science, can it be understood, or is it mysterious?
Jesus illustrated spiritual growth with two short stories. He told the story about a mustard seed, the smallest seed a farmer would plant in his garden. Though small, it rapidly grew into a bush over 10 feet tall. It became the largest plant in the garden.
Then Jesus balanced that story with another: a seed a farmer planted...

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