I was ordained in my early thirties and served a couple of churches until I was close to fifty. Then I decided to leave parish ministry for a whole host of reasons, including my loss of faith in the institution I was serving. By writing a book about that experience, I discovered my part in my lover’s quarrel with the church. Let’s just say that an introverted romantic with a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder does not make the best pastor. But I also discovered a number of things about my Christian tradition that had not been apparent to me while I was busy upholding it. Chief among these
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