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\"lexmarkaioscan843.jpg\"I\u2019m discovering that it is dangerous for pastors to blog. Just like it\u2019s dangerous for church communities to be open about their struggles. I started journalling over 20 years ago, having been strongly influenced by the famous Benedictine monk, Thomas Merton. I\u2019ve never stopped. I\u2019ve got stacks of black journals, the summary of all my joys, sorrows, victories and struggles over the years. So the transition to blogging was very natural. In fact, my journal writing has suffered since I started blogging because I am writing my journal publicly now.<\/p>\n

I have news for those of you who know me: I haven\u2019t changed. Since I started blogging, I\u2019ve had more people pitying me, feeling sorry for me, and being offended by me than ever before. I\u2019m now being labeled wounded, depressed, heretical, not pastor-material, sabbatical-deprived, hedonistic, and more. I get this at least once a day it seems: \u201cDavid, I\u2019m concerned for you!\u201d Yoohoo! It\u2019s still me. I think every pastor is wounded. Scratch away at the bandages, whether plain or fancy, and you\u2019ll find the wounds. Guaranteed! The difference with me is I\u2019m trying not to wear the bandages. I\u2019m trying to be open and honest about what I\u2019m going through. I\u2019m a very human pastor in a world of unbearable suffering and I\u2019m telling you about it. That\u2019s all.<\/p>\n

Some people have criticized our community: \u201cYour people are really hurting!\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s just too much pain there!\u201d \u201cYou guys don\u2019t have the victory!\u201d \u201cThe Holy Spirit has left that place!\u201d \u201cYour church has no joy!\u201d Whatever. You name it, we\u2019ve been called it. I don\u2019t think our church has any more problems or suffers any more than any other community. I\u2019ve pastored several. The uniqueness of this community is that it is open and honest about what it\u2019s going through. We try to be transparent. This way we can effectively bear one another\u2019s burdens because we actually know what the burdens are. And we love each other enough to care and try to lighten each other\u2019s load. There\u2019s no joy more complete than experiencing love in community.<\/p>\n

Ya, I\u2019m wounded. Ya, we\u2019re wounded. And I\u2019m thankful my friends know it and actually help me! And I can help them. The painting is one I completed recently.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m discovering that it is dangerous for pastors to blog. Just like it\u2019s dangerous for church communities to be open about their struggles. I started journalling over 20 years ago, having been strongly influenced by the famous Benedictine monk, Thomas Merton. I\u2019ve never stopped. I\u2019ve got stacks of black journals, the summary of all my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[4264,159,190,457,34,33],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-thought","tag-art","tag-community","tag-love","tag-naked_pastor","tag-painting","tag-suffering"],"yoast_head":"\nWounded and Proud of It!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'm discovering that it is dangerous for pastors to blog. 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