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I do not believe God has a purpose and plan for each of us. We invented it to bring us immediate comfort even though it ignores root issues.

(an excerpt from our book, Leaning Forward) As a former pastor, I remember the faces of people who were visiting for the first time. They were always a If I told one of my children, "I have a plan for you."  Their first question would be, "What is it?"  But therein lies the problem. As a pastor for 20 years, I would say the most common issue is that the congregation is still searching for this illusive plan and purpose. They believe they have one (because God gave it to them), but they go to conferences and read books and listen intently every Sunday, hoping they will unc...

Https://fairbd.net/   It is common, in certain branches of Christianity, for pastors to openly mobilize their congregants to "influence the

‎           The first prayer I ever really learned was simple but problematic. It went something like this: Now I lay me down to

Seven or eight years ago, we began what most people call deconstruction. Laura was silent about it because I was a pastor, and she did not want to