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Being Holy, Being Human is unavailable, but you can change that!

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde had it easy … … compared to the challenge facing pastors every day. There’s often a terrible tension between God’s call to holiness and our frail humanity. The Scriptures clearly state God’s call, and the Christian leader wants to obey. Parishioners expect their ministers to be models of godliness, too. Yet pastors who are honest are also painfully aware of their...

look good. If I’m going to use an illustration of weakness, I use myself. I don’t feel that my need to be transparent gives me permission to confess other people’s sins. A certain amount of transparency is essential, yet too much transparency or the wrong kind at the wrong time can be damaging. So how do we know what’s proper? What guidelines can we follow? As I’ve reflected on it, I’ve concluded that healthy transparency is a lot like working with tools or playing a musical
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