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John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Dec 10, 2023
Dec 10, 2023

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Leslie MacIntyre is a world-shaking great soul at Our Lord’s United Methodist Church in New Berlin, Wisconsin, when John Sumwalt serves as pastor from 2008 to 2014. Her obituary in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opened with the words, ‘Dear Aunt Leslie flew away home the evening of November 25, 2023, at the age of 96.’

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Mohandas Gandhi is called Mahatma – which means great-souled. He would say, ‘In a gentle way, you can shake the world.’ Great souls are world-shakers.

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Leslie MacIntyre crosses over less than a week after former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, another great soul, also known for shaking the world with her selfless service.

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John Sumwalt For Agri-View

Every church has at least one soul who embodies the Christ light like no other. If you cannot imagine who that might be in your congregation, maybe it’s you.

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