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The Keeper of the Guest Book

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In 2019, a small church in Appalachia called Mountain View Baptist kept a handwritten guest book by its front door. Pastor Elaine Marsh noticed something...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 6:37-40.

In 2019, a small church in Appalachia called Mountain View Baptist kept a handwritten guest book by its front door. Pastor Elaine Marsh noticed something remarkable about one entry. A man named David had signed in on a Sunday morning and written beside his name: "Not sure I belong here." David had been released from state prison eleven days earlier.…

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