You know, for pastors, ministry is a series of good news and bad news. Listen to these scenarios:

Good news: You baptized seven people today in the river.

Bad news: You lost two of them in the swift current.

Good news: The Women’s ministry voted to send you a get-well card.

Bad news: The vote passed 21-20.

Good news: The Deacons accepted your job description the way you wrote it.

Bad news: They were so inspired by it, they formed a search committee to find somebody capable of filling the position.

Good news: Mrs. Jones is wild about your sermons.

Bad news: Mrs. Jones is also wild about soap operas, the “Gong show” and the “Texas Chain Saw Massacre.”

Good news: The women’s softball team finally won a game.

Bad news:

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