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I Used to Believe in the Bigger Table. Then I Met MAGA Americans.
Eight years ago I released my first book called 'A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community.'
It was the continuation of my then twenty-year journey as a local church pastor, seeking to craft spiritual communities where all people are truly welcome—especially those most often excluded based on gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious tradition, nation of origin, or less rigid theology.
Recently, someone asked me a question I’ve been asked a few thousand times since the book arrived:
"So, John, is your 'bigger table' open to Trump supporters?"
Well…
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