Matthew 9:35-10:8 It’s my observation that we are not accustomed to thinking of much of anything as ‘plentiful,’ these days — at least in our collective life in the church.  At least not in terms of the things we long for or believe ourselves to need. This came home to me this last Friday morning. …

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Matthew 9:35-10:23 “As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you…” (Matthew 10:13) These words from Matthew’s Gospel do not speak precisely to where my heart is today, but they come close. For throughout …

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