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John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Aug 13, 2023
Aug 13, 2023

The old Sumwalt farmhouse sits on the corner of Richland County Road D and Wisconsin Highway 58 a mile north of Loyd.
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John Sumwalt For Agri-View

Some of us were standing around a few weeks ago after my presentation on Visions and Angels at Pleasant Ridge Church in Richland County, Wisconsin. We were talking about powerful God moments in our lives.

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John Sumwalt is a retired pastor and the author of “Shining Moments: Visions of the Holy in Ordinary Lives.” Email johnsumwalt@gmail.com or call 414-339-0676 to reach him.