tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post5520645945970708008..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: A wonderful life. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-88884571848297674952017-02-11T12:29:21.251-06:002017-02-11T12:29:21.251-06:00In the last sentences of the above remarks, I inad...In the last sentences of the above remarks, I inadvertently made reference to pastors, but maybe implied I am one. No, I am not a pastor, just an ordinary Lutheran. I think pastors have a very challenging calling, especially these days, and we in the pews must keep them all in our prayers.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-23916684674240808742017-02-11T08:06:50.304-06:002017-02-11T08:06:50.304-06:00I can relate to your comments here, as I share sim...I can relate to your comments here, as I share similar traits in my life. There is my religious side devoted to Our Lord and His word, and then there is the cantankerous and salty individual who too often forgets to live in obedience to Jesus. It can be frustrating, because the best of us have a dual nature in continual conflict. I stopped writing and posting lately, as it is my desire to spend less time talking and more time just reading and listening, and definitely more time in the word. It is a challenge for me, an outgoing, opinionated and indulgent political junkie and talker to resolve to talk less, reflect more, pray more, and get away from social media. I dropped Facebook, stopped reading some other Lutheran sites which are usually controversial by design and purpose, and decided as 2017 began that maybe the internet is not the place I want to spend so much time. It can be addicting, and it can sap your time away. It seems to me some pastors use it constructively, but the human tendency is for us to start enjoying the sound of our own voice too much, and spiritual pride makes inroads into our lives. Anyway, you will hear less from me in the future, but I still read this site. It is the only Lutheran site I am reading these days, and I am weaning myself away from the computer and back to the Bible. Blessings. JF John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-18806447624469926372017-02-09T08:37:48.470-06:002017-02-09T08:37:48.470-06:00Life is like coffee
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