Comments on: Stuff No One Told Me Before I Became a Pastor

By: ded

ded — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:26:23 +0000

uh…that would be compliments. Complements are two angles that form a 90 degree angle. Or when a particular wine is a complement to a particular food, etc. (Just had to teach this, this week and I had to look it up.)

I'm glad you received some encouraging words!! You don't have to fish for them to appreciate them. I know you work hard because you care, that matters more than occasionally using a wrong word. Is that a prickly subject? Let hindsight help you, but mistakes are all part of the living. It can be any other way or what would you need your gut for anyway?

By: Ben Cotten

Ben Cotten — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:35:10 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. I swear I didn't write this post to solicit complements!

Being pastor at KCC is deeply satisfying and has been very much a joyful thing. I hope my self-deprecating, ironic tone didn't come across the wrong way…

By: Los Esposo

Los Esposo — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:30:22 +0000

Dang Jedi mind tricks!!!!!!!!

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:54:36 +0000

Your honesty and transparency, especially as a pastor, is what makes you a good one! You will continue to make mistakes, every one of us does, but if you continue to have God as your leader and guide, you'll do fine. And yes, Ben, not everyone will like you, but that's not why God called you to KCC. :-)

P.S. You also have a wonderful family!!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:30:57 +0000

I, too, think you are doing a great job! But when my daughter's the bride, pleeeease don't forget her name!!

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:25:50 +0000

I think you are doing a great job! It's good to hear that I am not the only one with the "foot in mouth disease". :)