his congregation’s attention span. He gave his people a ‘brief’ word of exhortation (Hebrews 13:22). He understood what one of my seminary professors understood and continually reminded me of: the head can only comprehend what the seat of the pants can endure! Fourth: the preacher to the Hebrews also displays his awareness of the needs of his people by identifying himself with them. The preacher to the Hebrews was not one of those preachers who points his finger at his people and refers to them exclusively