I [Pastor Sam Powell] read an anecdote some years back. You can find it here [Internet Archive link] Anyway, it goes something like this. A man was drinking with his buddies at a local pub. On his way home, he and his buddies decided that they needed to find a snake to put in the aquarium… Continue reading Snakes and Wisdom (a reblog from My Only Comfort by Ps Sam Powell)
“Oh, Now Let’s be Patient With Him — That’s Just who he is”
Someone who listened to one of my sermons in the Wise as Serpents series (you can find the series here) emailed me the following: My friend told me about a church she had attended where the music minister was verbally abusive. Members would "pat the hand" of the abused and apologetically say, "Don't be hurt by… Continue reading “Oh, Now Let’s be Patient With Him — That’s Just who he is”
