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The Table No One Expected

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In 2018, a small Baptist church in rural Alabama had the same Wednesday night potluck they'd hosted for forty years — casseroles on folding tables,...

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Acts 11:1-18

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Acts 11:1-18 — Anglican (pastoral)

Acts 11:1-18 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.

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Acts 11:1-18 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Acts 11:1-18 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.

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Acts 11:1-18 — Lutheran (classic)

In Acts 11:1-18, the gospel is announcement, not advice—Christ for you—today, not someday.

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