The Deacons And The Demons
Rejoicing In Life's 'Melissa Moments'
The Joys Of Faith And The Challenges Of Life
"I don't care what the Bible says." He spoke in anger and exasperation. Still it was disturbing to hear a deacon in a Baptist church say these words. He, of course, did care -- he cared a lot. He was driven to this outburst by the frustration he felt. He had come to tell me that the deacons wanted to have a meeting. He refused to call it without inviting me. It seems that some of the brothers wanted to remove me from the pastorate of the church I had served for nearly two years. The integrity of the chairman of the Board of Deacons would not allow a gathering in my absence.