preaching and the tv dilemma



thank you to the two people who posted comments yesterday. especially warren's verse from isaiah which was really encouraging.

yesterday i talked with a couple of pastors about what i went through sunday night - they both said its a normal part of ministry which comes from time to time. it is hard to explain to people what happens when you preach. preaching is more then public speaking. it is a complete expenditure of who you are. you are sharing your heart and soul with people. it wears you down emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

sometimes after preaching - especially if i have felt the spirit's special empowering or i have been particularly passionate about a topic i will feel as if i have completed a marathon and i just want to lie down. sometimes it is very difficult to talk with people after. you have expended so much and need to get "refueled".

i think this is part of what happened on sunday.

today we had a staff retreat - this was all the staff, not just pastors. we had to do skits which i totally did not want to do. but the skits were hilarious - i was almost crying watching some of our pastors making fools of themselves!

i actually had quite a good time. although i did lose a full day of work.

tonight is a great tv night - at 9:00 there are 4 shows i want to watch! they are:

over there - new drama about the iraq war
house (see pic above)
bob dylan special
the office

and felicia wants to watch amazing race!
and also i have to watch last nights episode of prison break.

this is all causing me to think that maybe i should cut back on my viewing habits. i'll let you know what changes i make in that department.

again - thanks for your comments and prayers.

stay strong brothers. (and sisters.)

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