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  • Finally Brethren

    When I was concluding my first pastorate, my mother asked me, “What are you going to preach on your last Sunday?” Then she added, “Every preacher I ever heard stepping down from one pulpit and moving on to another preached, ‘Finally, brethren.’” So I looked it up. Paul said it more than once. “Finally, brethren…”…

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  • Best of Today: Welcome Tables, Barriers, and the Signals We Send

    Some days a theme emerges across several pieces of writing and reflection. Today the theme has been welcome. More specifically, the subtle signals communities, organizations, churches, and businesses send that tell people whether they belong—or whether they should keep their distance. The idea began with a reflection on a passage from Matthew 8, where Jesus…

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