In Defense of the Pastor And Other Tales of Disaster |
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Author:
| Palumbo, Paul |
ISBN: | 978-1-4922-3096-0 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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Do you ever catch yourself wondering, "How am I doing?" "What could I do to make these people think better of me?" "How am I coming off?" In Defense of the Pastor exposes the ego's incessant yet often unnoticed activity of building and maintaining self-images and the inevitably destructive and exhausting results. Through this collection of personal essays, a pastor's ego and self-defense are confessed and explored openly and honestly. Sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, these stories...
More DescriptionDo you ever catch yourself wondering, "How am I doing?" "What could I do to make these people think better of me?" "How am I coming off?" In Defense of the Pastor exposes the ego's incessant yet often unnoticed activity of building and maintaining self-images and the inevitably destructive and exhausting results. Through this collection of personal essays, a pastor's ego and self-defense are confessed and explored openly and honestly. Sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, these stories lead to the heart of Christian truth; the death of the self and being raised into freedom of life with Christ, not as a theological ideal, but as an existential reality