RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 12/ Christmas / 18> A very special day for more than one reason; more like 500 of them.
Normally I am a big believer in 'worst first', but today I'm going to get the most important part out of the way first, which might leave my 'big finish' sadly lacking.
Merry Christmas! May you and the entire Papper clan know the wonder and joy of this season all year long.
Then there is the 500. That, sir, is a huge deal. I'd like to congratulate you, but that is sort of endemic in the number. Instead, I'll just say thank you. I haven't seen them all, but I have seen a pretty fair fraction and they are always on point and well written. Thanks.
It really stinks when your church doesn't have your back. And the stench intensifies when your child is involved. Why not take the easy and obvious way out? Have your boy provide the teaching moment? AAAaacccckkk.
I grew up in a German Language church. Until a 1955 merger the services were all in German, and a part of each service was done in German until about 1960. Just in the nick of time for me, German was no part of my catechism as it had been before. I was confused enough in English.
I'll make only one comment on the powers that be coming from Kalifornia. We do have an immigration problem in Arizona and it is people fleeing the insanity in California. They come here and immediately try to transform the state to make it more like where they came from.
I love the art. It's always amazing to me what can be made from 'cast off' stuff, and I look forward to seeing a photo of your weathered in palm next Christmas. Should be starting to show it's full potential then.
My best to you this day, and in fact, all days.
Thanks Tom, Merry Christmas to you and Sam. I couldn't have made it to 500 without people like you who will take the time read and respond with meaningful comments.
It is a sad state of affairs with the church when the 16 year old would have to provide teaching for the teaching moment instead of the preacher but it looks like that is the case. The preacher said, "I'm sorry" so I guess in his mind that makes it all okay just to crap on the boy like that when he stepped up and volunteered over a month ago when nobody would commit to doing it for the late night service.
The boy said he's done with volunteering for anything that Pastor Lee is involved with after this one. The wife is still trying to decide how she is going to handle it since she works up at the church part time but I think that Pastor Lee will not be convinced he made the right decision when the Mrs. Papper gets done confronting the head pastor and himself.
She also said that on Jan. 2 when she goes back to work she will tell the head pastor's wife who was asking about me a while back that she shouldn't expect me back ever after this treatment our son got.
Next Christmas I may just listen to Stille Nacht on the livestream and never set foot in the church. This has got me guzbucking angry with them, well past the level I had been at.