tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515800522511046544.post8060264929521416416..comments2015-03-28T00:28:48.872-05:00Comments on Thoughts I Thunk: Enemy Occupied TerritoryJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07284703158776743047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515800522511046544.post-42857408554762889282010-02-18T17:02:20.994-06:002010-02-18T17:02:20.994-06:00Amen!!
At the age of 56, I married a preacher who...Amen!!<br /><br />At the age of 56, I married a preacher whose wife had gone home to Heaven. It is now almost four years later and these have been the best and happiest years of my life. We now serve as chaplains in an RV resort. Don pastors the church and we both lead weekly Bible studies, plus the normal things that pastors do. At a retirment resort, a lot of folks wind up in the hospital at some time during their winter stay in the south.<br />Anyway, I am commenting because even though I am fulfilled and happy, I can understand the statistics and it is a good reminder to keep my eyes on Jesus. The battle is His. I'm just a vessel and I pray I remain as such.<br />I enjoy your writings.LaVon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416477015530701713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515800522511046544.post-6276114362268297452009-12-17T13:09:43.962-06:002009-12-17T13:09:43.962-06:00Those statistics clearly are an alarm bell, but I ...Those statistics clearly are an alarm bell, but I don't think the blame can be placed singly at the feet of the enemy. How about identifying nearly 2000 years of traditions, first developed then entrenched by human choices against the wisdom of God revealed in Scripture. Specifically, as an example of many, the words head pastor, senior pastor, etc. do not appear in the NT. Yet, the office of one person in charge remains a mainstay of traditional approaches to governance.<br /><br />We need look no further than our own foolishness for the damage being wrought in the lives of leaders and their vulnerable families.<br /><br />Comment respectfully offered with no intended slight to either your place as the spouse of a leader or to that same leader. People understandably accept tradition, yet it deserves great scrutiny under a critical thinking lens.dedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110715735805987539noreply@blogger.com