rrtulla on Nostr: another good one from Doug: "Experienced pastors have sometimes had to deal with a ...
another good one from Doug:
"Experienced pastors have sometimes had to deal with a parishioner who is caught in some sin, and that person was caught dead to rights. But in the cosmic scheme of things, that particular sin, if it were the only thing, could be dealt with in a straightforward manner, and life could return to normal. But somehow the individual resists simple repentance at every turn. Lame excuses, redefinition, flat refusals, all of that. Why the stiff resistance for something so comparatively trivial, and yet so obviously necessary?"
https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/on-getting-between-the-hogs-and-the-bucket.html
"Experienced pastors have sometimes had to deal with a parishioner who is caught in some sin, and that person was caught dead to rights. But in the cosmic scheme of things, that particular sin, if it were the only thing, could be dealt with in a straightforward manner, and life could return to normal. But somehow the individual resists simple repentance at every turn. Lame excuses, redefinition, flat refusals, all of that. Why the stiff resistance for something so comparatively trivial, and yet so obviously necessary?"
https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/on-getting-between-the-hogs-and-the-bucket.html