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Leaders Are Not to Lord Over God’s Heritage – I Peter 5:1 – 5:7

The Preacher Who Became a Funeral Director

A preacher quit the ministry after 20 years and became a funeral director. When asked why he changed, he said: “I spent 3 years trying to straighten out John and John’s still an alcoholic, then I spent 6 months trying to straighten out Susan’s marriage and she filed for divorce, then I spent 2 1/2 years trying to straighten out Bob’s drug problem and he’s still an addict. Now at the funeral home when I straighten them out – they stay straight!” (Source unknown).