Pastoral
Masturbation
Masturbation (Updated and revised October 21, 2014) The original version of this chapter – an article on ‘Masturbation’ - has been one of the most-read on this website for many years. Obviously, many have unanswered questions about this issue. Masturbation is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s not something to be particularly proud of, either […]
The Holy Spirit’s Gift Of Energy (A Sermon For Pentecost)
PENTECOST: The Holy Spirit’s Gift of Energy Pentecost Sunday is sometimes called ‘the birthday of the Church’. Pentecost is a Greek word meaning ’50′, so we celebrate Pentecost 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus. Forty days he taught and encouraged his followers, then after his Ascension they waited another ten days for his gift […]
Forgiving: Through Gritted Teeth or Journey of the Heart?
ThroughRev. Dr. Douglas K. Showalter, United Church of Christ, Copyright 1996 Scripture: Colossians 3:12-15 Years ago, when my wife Chris was a little girl in pigtails, she was taken once a week to visit her grandmother Baba. Baba was a large woman with graying hair and piercing dark eyes–like gleaming coals. She spoke both English […]
The Pressures Of Pastoral Ministry
The following statistics were sent out recently by Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ and the Global Pastors Network. These statistics come from across denominational lines and have been gleaned from various sources, such as Pastor to Pastor, Focus on the Family, Ministries Today, Charisma Magazine, TNT Ministries, and a few other respected […]
Why 10,000 Ex-Pastors?
Theo wrote: > A ‘Net friend wrote > > So the ‘effect’ of ones religious upbringing is never lost? > This > > idea has occurred to me, but I have never heard it expressed before. > > The effect of one’s upbringing are never lost, religious or otherwise. All > of your experiences influence […]
Rabbi’s Sex Offences
Boca rabbi faces maximum of 8 years in prison for molesting boys By Jon Burstein Staff Writer Posted December 21 2001 FORT LAUDERDALE · A once-popular Boca Raton rabbi now faces no more than eight years in prison after federal prosecutors on Thursday backed away from seeking the harshest possible prison sentence for sex crimes […]
Bill: The Story Of An Australian Baptist Ex-Pastor
14.1.02 Dear Rowley, I have not told my story to anyone before. I do so in recognition that it may add one more quiver to your bow in your targeting an area of real failure in the Christian church. We were invited to ____ Baptist in 198__. It was a traditional Baptist Church and had […]
Case Study: Story Of An Ex-Pastor’s Wife
I write this story in the hope that it may encourage others that they are not alone, and so that hopefully I can begin to move on from this place. My husband and I both grew up knowing the “call of God” on our lives. I believed I would grow up to be like my […]
Pedophile Priest’s Story
Statement of Fr. Michael Doucette to St. Agatha Parish http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/sexabuse/letter_doucette.htm This is a statement made by Fr. Michael Doucette to St. Agatha Parish on Feb. 10, 2002. Brothers and Sisters: You may have heard the expression: “Be careful how you live, for you may be the only Gospel some people read.” On this last Sunday […]
Ex-Pastor ‘Rev. Joe’
Reverend Joe (his story is an amalgum of half-a-dozen from my files and my recent memory) was a boilermaker in a factory, but he had a gift with words. One of his elders said he should be a preacher, so he went to Bible College, and served a term as a cross-cultural missionary with an […]
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