Author:
Barnes, M. Craig, author.
ImprintGrand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]
Description235 pages ; 22 cm
Note:Prologue by the Diarist -- July -- Week One: Writing the Faith in Stone -- Week Two: A Faithfully Anonymous Pastor -- Week Three: The Pastor's Wife and the Mustang -- Week Four: Pastoral Care as Deja Vu -- August -- Week One: Saying "I Love You" -- Week Two: A Sunday with the New York Times -- Week Three: In-Laws and the Priest Thing -- Week Four: The Blessing of Old Faith -- September -- Week One: Pastor, Not Friend -- Week Two: Beth, Our New Financial Planner -- Week Three: Letting Go of Mac the Custodian -- Week Four: Pastoral Lessons from My Sheepdog -- October -- Week One: Falling from Illusions -- Week Two: The Pastor's Home -- Week Three: The Grace of Being Ordinary -- Week Four: The Study -- Week Five: "It Hurt My Feelings" -- November -- Week One: The Sin I Can't Forgive -- Week Two: Finding Gravitas When You're Young -- Week Three: The Pastor on the Doctor's Table -- Week Four: The Pastor's Pastor -- Week Five: Humility to the End -- December -- Week One: Our Faith and My Faith -- Week Two: Frantically Preparing for the Prince of Peace -- Week Three: A Young Pastor in Deep Waters -- Week Four: A Wedding for the Nonbeliever -- Christmas Eve: Being Joseph in the Pageant -- January -- Week One: The Long, Gray Days of Ministry -- Week Two: The Obituary Writer -- Week Three: The Pastoral Search Committee -- Week Four: Announcing the Retirement -- Week Five: Listening to a Friend -- February -- Week One: Making Sense of a Pastor's Cancer -- Week Two: A Wintry Funeral for Young Teddy -- Week Three: The Blessed Church Lady -- Week Four: Taking the Heat for God -- March -- Week One: The Weary Partisan -- Week Two: I Was Done with Words -- Week Three: The Redemption of Early Mistakes -- Week Four: The Loss of Saturday Nights -- Week Five: Call Finds a Way -- April -- Week One: Struggling to Say "Behold" -- Week Two: The Real Problem with Being Visible -- Week Three: Hard Lessons on Flannelgraph -- Week Four: Finally Loving Easter -- May -- Week One: The Beloved Horse's Ass -- Week Two: Getting It Wrong with Race and Gender -- Week Three: The Adored Director of Music -- Week Four: You're Dead Right -- Week Five: Dad, Not Pastor -- June -- Week One: Seeking the Holy -- Week Two: When I Can No Longer Blame Work -- Week Three: Still Holding Back Part of Me -- Week Four: The Last Surprise -- Epilogue.
Note:"Seasoned pastor Craig Barnes tells the story of a fictionalized pastor and reflects on the experiences and relationships that have formed his vocation and shaped his soul over a lifetime of pastoral ministry, helping other pastors make sense of their own calling."-- Provided by publisher.
