Author Archives: shepherd
Closing up shop
I think it is time to call this blog done. Not because I am not wandering any more, but because I am not a shepherd. The last few months have been a roller coaster of emotions. I generally feel very, … Continue reading
Et tu Brute?
Yesterday S and I went back to the church building to do a funeral for a very close friend. I was already an emotional wreck. Three of the four elders were there. My closest “friend” among them was the one … Continue reading
One Last Time
Today is S’s last day at the church. S resigned because he was tired of not trusting leadership. S asked me to come for his last Sunday at the church. I agreed. I feel kind of sick, but I am … Continue reading
Another Week.
It has been a week since my last post. Life seems to be settling down into a routine for me. I think a lot about pastoral things. I visit people who are sick. I pray with people who are in … Continue reading
The Up Side of Being Down
Sunday was the worst day so far. It was worse than the day I was fired because it is the day I most connect with God. I most connect through preparation for and the preaching event. This Sunday I listened … Continue reading
Inside My Sad Little Brain.
I don’t want to be melodramatic, but I want to try and explain how I feel. This will be kind of stream of consciousness… I don’t want to talk to anyone. I don’t want to answer my phone—even if it … Continue reading
Could make a preacher cuss…
This is at once funny and sad. Apparently there was an email that one of the elders sent out to all of the small group leaders that had a whole history of how they had been plotting and planning to … Continue reading