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We're going to be looking at things of a more pastoral nature. And I'm surprised in a way,

Tom, at how many questions that come in that are pastoral essentially. And it's probably important,

as we have said before, to say anything that you deal with, that's pastoral,

obviously you would rather people primarily seek a pastor they can speak to pray with, go on that

journey with. Yes, that is really important. I mean, I get emails from people saying,

help, help, I'm in this situation, etc. And my first thing is always, I cannot be your pastor online.

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