{"id":34012,"date":"2022-09-10T21:11:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T02:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/back-page-pulpit-never-tell-a-preacher\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T21:11:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T02:11:31","slug":"back-page-pulpit-never-tell-a-preacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/back-page-pulpit-never-tell-a-preacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Back Page Pulpit: Never Tell a Preacher"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m afraid I have been lax in keeping up with the latest women’s magazines, but a recent Wall Street Journal<\/em> column by Joe Queenan sent me to the Redbook<\/em> website to seek an article he cited about things a woman never should to say to a man. Among the unmentionable comments: “Your tummy is so cute.” “Do whatever you want.” “You’re just like your dad.” I fully agree with Queenan’s observation that men wouldn’t particularly mind any of those comments, and many of us actually would be honored by the last one.<\/p>\n

At the website RedbookMag.com, I didn’t find the column Queenan was citing, but I found another list—they must be really big on lists—about 10 things not to say to a man you love. Maybe the love dimension made a difference, but I found this list much more reasonable. Among the comments they suggest avoiding:<\/p>\n

“If we leave right now, we’ll have time to stop by Bed Bath & Beyond.”<\/p>\n

“Do you need help lighting the grill?”<\/p>\n

“I’m putting this whole conversation on my blog.”<\/p>\n

“You had so much hair back then!”<\/p>\n

“We’re vegetarians now.”<\/p>\n

“My dad can fix that; you should call him.”<\/p>\n

It got me thinking about comments that preachers would rather not hear from their members, a list that might include:<\/p>\n

“We’ve decided to send our tithe to Joel Osteen’s church this month.”<\/p>\n

“That new preacher down the street preaches much shorter sermons than you.”<\/p>\n

“I’m pretty sure I heard most of today’s sermon on Chuck Swindoll’s radio program last week—and he did it much better.”<\/p>\n

“Thanks for today’s sermon. That’s the best half hour of sleep I’ve gotten all week!”<\/p>\n

“Charles Stanley is such a good preacher. You should listen to him to get some pointers.”<\/p>\n

Perhaps the worst: “I heard the church is creating a pastor search committee. What’s that all about?”<\/p>\n

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