{"id":216,"date":"2022-05-04T18:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T18:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xenodochial-newton.208-109-36-47.plesk.page\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2022-05-05T14:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T14:32:59","slug":"ministry-in-the-mundane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xenodochial-newton.208-109-36-47.plesk.page\/index.php\/ministry-in-the-mundane\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry in the Mundane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A MAN PURSUING REGULAR LIFE AS A MINISTRY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>WORDS BY JULIANNE FOSTER<\/p>\n<p>PHOTOS BY JULIANNE FOSTER AND RACHEL RAMIREZ<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This story gives readers a unique opportunity to enter the life of Marcus Bonat, a facilities worker at Biola University. 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