The Preacher Slows Down to Take Stock of the Situation
We’re at an interesting point in our relationship, sort of like the 3rd date. Typical of me, I’ve been talking a mile a minute since we met. Now the conversation is slowing a bit.
In my mind, this is the first awkward silence.
Preachers tend to get in a rut and only talk about God stuff. We think people expect it of us. I don’t know, maybe you do want me to talk about God all the time. Maybe that’s the only thing that makes me interesting. At present I think I'm the only preacher with a blog. I know my colleagues pretty well. Most likely there will not be another.
Okay, there will probably always be a tinge of God and faith in what I write here. I warn you though, I might cut loose and do anything.
I got three different things in the works. One is a goofy piece called, “Look What’s in the Preacher’s Pants”.
Is that the scariest thing you’ve ever heard, or what? Given much that has come to light of late, what's in the preacher's pants is the LAST thing most people want to know.
"Look What's in the Preacher's Pants" is mostly a funny thing. A silly side of me that doesn’t get out in public much.
Or we could go straight for the jugular with “Why the Preacher Believes in God.” This one interests me the least. I know we will eventually go there, but let’s not rush things. The preacher likes lots of foreplay.
I’m also thinking of opening a confessional. Not you confessing to me, but me confessing the sins of the Church to you. Kind of a backward way for the preacher to call his own people to task. It’s a way for me to describe the church I wish existed but does not exist and will never exist. I've always been attracted to things we wish would come true but probably won't. Our deepest desires and our unrequited loves say a lot about us.
We’re at that awkward place in our relationship and I’m not sure which way to go.
What do you think I should do? I’ll watch the comments and see what you have to say.
The Preacher.
9:46:26 AM 
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