tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096696136024576011.post7331117780832022329..comments2024-02-28T07:57:08.325-07:00Comments on Faith, Grace, and Hope: Reverend HamPastor Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483149432826000955noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096696136024576011.post-7737173258752208222010-05-13T15:47:44.591-06:002010-05-13T15:47:44.591-06:00From your parents, who have been there, you have g...From your parents, who have been there, you have grasped the essence of what it means to pastor. It <i> is </i> a tough, time-consuming, all-encompassing job - regardless of gender - and the smart congregation will recognize talent and not allow gender to cloud its perception of the pastor's work. That said, as you have so cogently pointed out, it is critical that the congregation and the pastor remember that they labor in the vineyard of Another who owns the grapes, but asks for good caretakers and looks for a bountiful harvest.Book_Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579809123315414020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096696136024576011.post-71079406089787116852010-05-07T15:48:17.419-06:002010-05-07T15:48:17.419-06:00I haven't heard Garrison lately, so I have won...I haven't heard Garrison lately, so I have wondered if the people writing about his recent monologues have been over reacting or whatever. I think you have a good take on the general situation of what he writes about, and about pastors in general. Too often people either put the pastor on an unrealistic pedestal or push a pastor off of somebody else's pedestal. <br /><br />I've never thought that Garrison's take on Lutherans was an inside view, but that he grew up here surrounded by Lutherans. I think he has never been a Lutheran, although apparently he has been Brethren and Episcopal, based on what I've read. <br /><br />His take on anything is sometimes very deep and other times deliberately two dimentional. We don't usually react with dismay when he makes comments about other groups of people, so why would we when he talks about pastors?<br /><br /> I've commended your post to Susan Hogan. Hope that is ok with you.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.com