I was a new youth pastor and had just preached my guts out at our Friday night service. And I thought I’d done a fine job.
My wife was not impressed.
“You just preached that sermon like ___________________ (a popular prof at the Bible college I’d just graduated from). You even sounded like him, and paused like he does. Don’t ever do that again. Be yourself.”
The rebuke stung, but instantly I knew that she was right. Thankfully she had the guts to call me out on it.
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