tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891271368543527189.post8937930796015364394..comments2024-03-28T11:46:34.738-04:00Comments on Catchin' Some Waves: Thinking about your pastor this month?Rick Lawrensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04472532417528025895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891271368543527189.post-63098904958348327452011-11-13T19:50:35.624-05:002011-11-13T19:50:35.624-05:00I was thinking about a conversation I had not long...I was thinking about a conversation I had not long ago. One of the elders at church that I work closely with at our home Bible studies was telling me about why he tries to take opportunities to joke around, and keep things light when he can. He wants to be perceived as down-to-earth, and approachable. It's kind of ironic that sometimes, the more respect people have for you, the less they feel that they can really relate to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891271368543527189.post-65702037557509899132011-11-10T20:59:07.844-05:002011-11-10T20:59:07.844-05:00Hmm...hope I didn't cause any confusion here. ...Hmm...hope I didn't cause any confusion here. Just saw this and realized that it may have looked like I was speaking to Roxanne...I was just teasing Rick a little about his post! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891271368543527189.post-67224219459447401962011-11-06T17:30:36.197-05:002011-11-06T17:30:36.197-05:00What? You mean you don't levitate out of bed e...What? You mean you don't levitate out of bed each morning, and glide your way blissfully through daily life? You sound almost...human!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891271368543527189.post-50719302777891612252011-10-29T13:02:29.178-04:002011-10-29T13:02:29.178-04:00For the first 30 years of my life, I had that conc...For the first 30 years of my life, I had that concept of the preachers I knew. I was always scared they would actually say something directly to me. I never did see them anywhere outside of the "sanctuary" unless you count the front door of it. <br />After I became more involved in the work of the church, I did start to know my pastors on a more "regular" level. Honestly, in some cases that caused me to respect them less and learn less from their teaching, when I saw how they treated others during the week!<br />I am most happy to say that with all the pastors who shepherd me at NHC, the better I know them, the more godly I know them to be. It's because of how I see them caring for our church family, doing things with and for the church family that most people are never aware of, that I believe them to be men of God and that allows me to learn from them. I see them in social situations, and interacting with servers in restaurants and local people at county events, and I've never been disappointed or embarrassed by anything I witnessed. I respect and love them and would hate to think of going back to being afraid my pastor might actually speak to me!Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119392719846318713noreply@blogger.com