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David Sunde has been involved in professional non-profit and pastoral leadership for over 25 years and holds a Doctorate in Semiotics, Culture, and the Church. David actively speaks, trains, and writes a catalyst for hope, developmental relationships, and meaning-making. David and his wife, Laurel, have two kids, Bjorn and Annika, and live in Austin, TX.

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A New-ish Normal

Faith needs a laboratory, like love needs verbs and hope needs an address!

We live in a world God created but never intended. Brokenness—injustice, tragedy, disease, death—has become our desensitizing normal. What God once called good, we've calloused our hearts to survive.

Easter interrupts this reality with an invitation to be made new. The resurrection isn't a static holiday to commemorate. It's

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	Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homegrown Disciples: Parenting Rhythms for Drawing Your Kids into Life with God 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Sunde wrote a new blog post A New-ish Normal Faith needs a laboratory, like love needs verbs and hope needs an address!We live in a world God created but never intended. Brokenness—injustice, tra Read more of this blog post »
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David Sunde liked Rick LaPlante's review of Homegrown Disciples: Parenting Rhythms for Drawing Your Kids into Life with God: "My wife and I raised our kids, now long-grown, in "a Christian household." I wish we'd had this book to help. David is a deep-thinking man of faith and a creative writer who shares both first-person stories and inspired suggestions to his readers. An" Read more of this review »
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David Sunde rated a book really liked it Giving Blood: A Fresh Paradigm for Preaching by Leonard Sweet (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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