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The Fruit That Grew While She Wasn't Looking

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In 2019, Maria Gonzalez planted a small community garden behind her church in Tucson, Arizona. She had no budget, just a patch of sun-scorched dirt...

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Colossians 1:1-14

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Colossians 1:1-14 — Universal (edgy)

Colossians 1:1-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.

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Colossians 1:1-14 — Pentecostal (pastoral)

Colossians 1:1-14 invites expectancy: God can move in your life today—today, not someday.

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Colossians 1:1-14 — Lutheran (edgy)

Colossians 1:1-14 shatters self-salvation—your best efforts can’t pay what only Christ can forgive—today, not someday.

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