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We’re David & Bernice Gudgel. Life has thrown a lot of big decisions at us. Maybe you can relate. Along the way – through good & bad experiences, the wisdom of others, and lots of prayer – we’ve learned lessons that we wish we would have known before. Now, we hope to help you make the best big decisions in life.

Bernice has a degree in Psychology and has focused much of her adult life on raising three kids (who turned out great!) and leading ministries in the church. Dave is a pastor who has a degree in Sociology, an M Div, and a D Min. He’s counseled over a thousand clients and hosted a weekday radio program.

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Before You Get Engaged
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Before You Live together
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Before You Leave Home
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Bible Storyboards
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Owner's Guide to Using Your Bible
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Where Death and Hope Meet
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Blog

What’s The Bible All About?

January 7, 2015

Though the Bible is the best selling book of all time, most people couldn’t explain what it’s all about. They may know some of the stories from the Bible, but they really don’t understand how it all fits together or the simple storyline of the Bible. As we start off this new year, we’re very excited about a project that our family has been working on for the past year and a half. It’s a new tool to help people understand and share the bottom line message of what the Bible is all about. And it’s finally ready to launch!

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If You’ll Do Two Things, You’ll Have a Better Year

January 2, 2015

Before you get too far into the New Year, I have two suggestions. As I’ve been preparing for the message I will be preaching in two days, I found these two thoughts at the heart of Haggai’s words to a group of people that were missing it. Are you familiar with the book of Haggai? It’s focused on getting a group of people out of the land of good intentions and into the land of fulfilled intentions. They, like so many of us, made a great commitment. One that focused on their relationship with God. They raised their hand and

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The Promise of Peace on Earth?

December 24, 2014

It’s hard to imagine the earth actually being at peace. No wars or terrorists or angry people fighting for a cause. No sickness or hunger. No pain or fear or loneliness. But we long for that. For peace in our own hearts and minds. For peace in our relationships with the people around us. And for peace in this fallen world that we live in. Back at the beginning of time as we know it, after Adam & Eve sinned, God promised that He would send someone to make things right again. To make it possible for man to walk

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I’m Looking Forward To Christmas Again

December 18, 2014

For as long as I can remember, I’ve looked forward to Christmas every year. And not just for its connection to the birth of Jesus. Is it okay for a pastor to say that? Candidly, when I think about my reasons for Christmas excitement over the years, it’s connected to a number of things: A much longed for Christmas break from school (now called Winter break) Getting Christmas presents Hanging out with family Giving others Christmas presents Attending Christmas services at church Cutting down a Christmas tree A vacation from work Candle lighting on Christmas Eve Reading the Christmas Story

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A Simple Walk with God

December 11, 2014

We all know what it’s like to get caught up in the busy-ness of life. There are so many things demanding our time and attention, especially at this time of year with all the holiday craziness. And it’s way too easy – no matter what time of year it is – to fly through our days on autopilot without taking the time to stop and think about what’s really important and what’s not. In a similar way, this can also happen in our walk with God. What started out as a relationship can easily turn into a bunch of programs and

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It’s Called ThanksGIVING Not ThanksFEELING For A Reason

November 26, 2014

I was feeling pretty thankful a couple days ago. It was a good feeling. One that lasted for at least four hours. It came upon me right after I purchased a turkey to donate through our church to a local charity who’d be giving it to someone in need. Donating a turkey isn’t a lot, but every little bit helps, right? And I was feeling thankful that I was the person buying a turkey for someone else, instead of the person who needed a turkey for Thanksgiving. I dropped the turkey off when I went to church later that morning,

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