Our first church was in Balaton, Minnesota — population 753. Balaton stands in a sleepy rural intersection in southwestern Minnesota, between Ruthton, Tyler Walnut Grove. Yes, the Walnut Grove of Little House on the Prairie fame. Our church was nestled between corn fields, the home of an older woman who raised chickens and a cattle farm. Having grown up in Los Angeles, with a wife that grew up in Boulder, Colorado, Balaton was a bit of a cross cultural experience for both of us, yet cross...
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