Met with Tom today and we talked about being pastors of small churches. We don't know if we've just convinced ourselves this is what God has called us to do, or if we're really failures because our churches haven't developed into megachurches. :) Why do all churches need to be megachurches? So many of them are a mile wide and an inch deep. Though that's not fair to all of them, because some are not. He said when he lived in Africa the most successful pastor there was also one of the biggest crooks. He didn't even know if he was a Christian or not, but he sure knew how to run a church. Myself, I just want to do what God wants me to do. Doesn't matter how big or small.... maybe not even be a pastor. I don't know. I really envision my next church being one of those little, one-room white churches that seats about 50 people. I could be bi-vocational. I don't know, it sounds good, but maybe it's a copout too. I don't know.
I had to go downtown Fort Wayne today to the City/County Building - the 6th floor. had to go to the planning office or something to fill out some kind of application for our pavilion. I didn't know it was going to cost $50. Good thing I had some spare money. Hope I did it right.
Gotta go run. on the treadmill. It's a pain, but if I don't I'll get a bigger gut and my doctor will yell at me. It does feel better when I'm done, but I hate doing it. Hmm. Sounds like a lot of other stuff.
Later folks. Peace.
Danno
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Last year when I went for my annual physical, my regular doctor wasn't in, so I got his associate. My doctor never "yelled" at me because of my belly size...but his associate did. It's one thing when your own doctor complains at you, but when someone else's doctor does it...it's just not right.
By the way, as an objective (and trained) observer, I'm confident they didn't instate the disclaimer just because of you. From what I can discern the whole blogging team is somewhat radical. Not to imply that radical is a bad thing! So, just keep treading away...posing questions,stretching the conversation... and no need to be sorry.
Thanks for the input, Gil. I absolutely hate going to the doctor. Actually, my real doctor died of a heart attack or something (I think he may have been an alcoholic too - that's probably why he was cheap and practiced in a small town). Now I just go to a nurse practitioner, and she ALWAYS hassles me. I dropped my cholesterol from 250 down to 160 and she still wanted me to start taking lipitor!
Hey...have a good one.
Dan
My heart doctor when I was a kid used to have cases and cases of beer in his office. Hmmm...
The disclaimer is clearly in my mind for freedom of speech without compromising the denomination's communication lines. Some people just get having a conversation about theological issues.
I'd probably ask the guy who showed up with a woman other than his wife. Sometimes I meet my admin asst at a restaurant so that we can meet. We do it in a really conspicuous place and our spouses are aware. And I don't want to meet her privately. Yet I'm sure some might think something else. I'd rather they ask.
I asked one of my pastor friends one time, and to my surprise, he said, "I'm glad you're willing to ask me questions like that."
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