Craig does a very good job in breaking down walls of the holierthanthou typical preacher talk. These are not things that are often brough together. How i discovered the hidden treasures of the catholic church. This book is an honest story of a pastors journey of seeing life and the gospel with many different ways. Allen hunt, a former megachurch pastor, demonstrates the genius of catholicism and. Millions of people have read books from the dynamic cath olic book program and we constantly receive letters and emails about the way they have touched. I want to offer five confessions, five spiritual pitfalls to avoid, that i desperately wish someone would have. Finally, hes in a place where he understands the gospel and what it means to his life. Wooh thanks for all the likes, although it is a great book. Confessions of a pastor by craig groeschel is an example of where my system for picking books to read has failed me. He received his master of divinity from midwestern baptist theological seminary and his doctor of ministry from new orleans baptist theological seminary. Confessions of the pastors wife is a threeway conversation between the author, the reader, and god. Containing ftytwo devotionals, one for each week of the year, confessions of the pastors wife can be used as a standalone devotional guide or a supplement to your daily bible routine.
Books on church building and the pastoral life can be quite dull, sugarcoated, or unnecessarily flowery. Not only are the devotionals short, sweet, and to the point, they come with a weekly prayer and scripture bytes that you can take with you to chew on throughout the week. Confessions of a pastor s wife is a blog dedicated to encourage others in their. Read this book and be strengthened by steves counsel and encouraged by his kindness. The pastors second most important book by garrett kell. Confessions of a reformission rev hard lessons from an. It requires reflection and selfexamination while providing loads of laughs. In confessions of a pastors wife, joline pinto atkins shares her opinions, discoveries, and personal misgivings about her experience as a pastors wife of sixteen years. Musings and confessions from a pastor s wife perspective.
He went from fundamentalism to the emergent movement, and many places in between. Confessions of a pastor s wife, columbia, south carolina. He is married to his lovely wife lori and has three daughters. Taken from her blog, the cuppa jo, jolines essays display a transparency that pastors wives may not feel the freedom to share publicly. Free copy confessions of a megachurch pastor paperback. In confessions of a megachurch pastor, former methodist pastor and author, allen hunt outlines the six key treasures he found along a fifteen year journey that ended with his coming into full communion with the roman catholic church on the feast of the epiphany, 2008. This story includes fascinating anecdotes, faith demanding challenges, difficult valleys, and great victories. Confessions of a pastor by craig groeschel fans home facebook. Confessions of a pastors wife in this book, sharon identifies herself as the wife of a pastor and tells her story with unusual transparency. Confessions of a pastor by steve hinton kickstarter. And in his refreshingly raw and real book, he comes clean. The dark side of a pastors lifea breath of fresh air are. In confessions of a mega church pastor, allen hunt describes his journey from leading a large methodist congregation to his conversion to catholicism.
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