tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post5633155117923429183..comments2023-11-03T04:50:42.128-05:00Comments on Confessional Gadfly: A New Woe!Rev. Eric J Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747919365522145094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-24634514291808948092007-12-29T09:59:00.000-06:002007-12-29T09:59:00.000-06:00At last: permission not to be a hero. I was always...At last: permission not to be a hero. I was always destined to be Robin to someone else's Batman anyway. Sigh.Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-20517110580922313702007-12-28T11:39:00.000-06:002007-12-28T11:39:00.000-06:00Homo incurvatus in seTo quote a truly wise and bel...<I>Homo incurvatus in se</I><BR/><BR/>To quote a truly wise and beloved LCMS pastor:<BR/><BR/>"The pastoral office is not the stuff of officers and generals. It is true grunt work. It is a daily call to receive your orders and slug it out in the trenches. It isn't glamorous and sometimes it is downright thankless. But even in those times it has to be done and someone has to do it. I can't tell you how many pastors forget that."<BR/><BR/>This problem extends to all Christians regardless of their vocation. Sometimes I think that there is a market for Bibles with mirrors on the front covers because pretentious Christians love to see themselves as God's gift to man.Mike Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202275259518132834noreply@blogger.com