Preacher's hover very near the bottom of my "people to trust" list.
Travis
remember the old boy that posted on here that took an airhose to his preacher that was either diddlin or tryin to diddle the guy's wife?
preachers are easier to trust if a guy keeps a length of airhose handy and shakes at the preacher once in awhile I'd reckon
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
Pastors of smaller churches seem to be the 'real thing'. Pastors of megachurches seem to all be charlatans, crooks, and snake oil salesmen.
These fellows were discussing 'preachers'. Pastors are a whole 'nuther thing. (I would concur, however, on your assessment of the smaller churches deal.)
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
Pastors of smaller churches seem to be the 'real thing'. Pastors of megachurches seem to all be charlatans, crooks, and snake oil salesmen.
But they flourish,have great influence and the money rolls in! Can you say Jimmy Swaggart or Jim and Tammy Baker? It's a business and they have to sell, sell and sell.
Best church I have ever been a member of was the 1st Methodist Church in down town Page Nebraska. Find that little town on a map!
Pastors of smaller churches seem to be the 'real thing'. Pastors of megachurches seem to all be charlatans, crooks, and snake oil salesmen.
But they flourish,have great influence and the money rolls in! Can you say Jimmy Swaggart or Jim and Tammy Baker? It's a business and they have to sell, sell and sell.
Best church I have ever been a member of was the 1st Methodist Church in down town Page Nebraska. Find that little town on a map!
so very true. one doens't just wander in off the street and assume the role of the leader of a mega-church. to the fittest goes the spoils.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
(I would concur, however, on your assessment of the smaller churches deal.)
