Comments on: Are We Cursed? http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/504 David Hayward is a pastor artistically stripping to the essential. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jacquelyn http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/504/comment-page-1#comment-3051 Jacquelyn Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:19:17 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/504#comment-3051 The church has swung the "triumphalism" side of things for so long that it may well take some time on the other side before we get balanced out (I hate that word - since when are we ever balanced???). One thing is for sure, I want to learn to praise Him in the prison - paul did and look what happened to that place!!! Isaiah 51 talks about the Lord making her wilderness like Eden... The church has swung the “triumphalism” side of things for so long that it may well take some time on the other side before we get balanced out (I hate that word – since when are we ever balanced???). One thing is for sure, I want to learn to praise Him in the prison – paul did and look what happened to that place!!! Isaiah 51 talks about the Lord making her wilderness like Eden…

]]> By: nakedpastor http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/504/comment-page-1#comment-3044 nakedpastor Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:57:44 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/504#comment-3044 brian: i'd have to agree with jill... man, can we throw a party! but you are right and put forward a very real question and valid concern. there is the constant danger of becoming morbid. the trick is, as you say, to learn how to be joyful in the midst. right on! jeff: you are, of course, welcome any time. thanks for the rich comment. brian: i’d have to agree with jill… man, can we throw a party! but you are right and put forward a very real question and valid concern. there is the constant danger of becoming morbid. the trick is, as you say, to learn how to be joyful in the midst. right on!
jeff: you are, of course, welcome any time. thanks for the rich comment.

]]> By: Jeff @ SmartPastor.com http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/504/comment-page-1#comment-3043 Jeff @ SmartPastor.com Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:52:46 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/504#comment-3043 Though I have never visited your church, my experience in other situations would lead me to wonder if that people are so hurt because they care so much. Caring about the church, caring about each other, caring about following Jesus. In my current church we have had two pastors be forced out because of affairs. (Over 50+ years) Then within the past few months the spouse of one of our pastor's has abandoned him. I keep hearing from people, "Why Does This Always Happen to us?" Then I juxtapose the statistics from Focus on the family about the marriages of pastor's and realize it happens to us a lot less then the average. It seems to me that we believe it happens to us more than our fair share because we care...we are passionate about our church and each other...so the pain is greater. Again, if you believe the statistics, we are below average! Praise God, my church is below average!! Believe me, if I am ever up your way I want to worship with you guys. You seem real. The Naked Church with the Naked Pastor. God Bless! Though I have never visited your church, my experience in other situations would lead me to wonder if that people are so hurt because they care so much. Caring about the church, caring about each other, caring about following Jesus.

In my current church we have had two pastors be forced out because of affairs. (Over 50+ years) Then within the past few months the spouse of one of our pastor’s has abandoned him. I keep hearing from people, “Why Does This Always Happen to us?” Then I juxtapose the statistics from Focus on the family about the marriages of pastor’s and realize it happens to us a lot less then the average. It seems to me that we believe it happens to us more than our fair share because we care…we are passionate about our church and each other…so the pain is greater. Again, if you believe the statistics, we are below average! Praise God, my church is below average!!

Believe me, if I am ever up your way I want to worship with you guys. You seem real. The Naked Church with the Naked Pastor. God Bless!

]]> By: Jill http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/504/comment-page-1#comment-3041 Jill Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:18:00 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/504#comment-3041 Brian M., I appreciated your post. I think if it was all negative all the time we would be missing the most important componant. In the midst of it all, ( good bad ugly) the simple truth is God is who is good, is love. There is such relief in being loved as you are, not as you prop yourself up to be...................and! man can we party! Its one of our favorite things! Brian M., I appreciated your post. I think if it was all negative all the time we would be missing the most important componant. In the midst of it all, ( good bad ugly) the simple truth is God is who is good, is love. There is such relief in being loved as you are, not as you prop yourself up to be……………….and! man can we party! Its one of our favorite things!

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