I got this from my friend Donna Dussek ( you can visit her as well at (http://travail.weebly.com/). I'm a pastor in the midst of helping my church launch multiple sites in the NY area. But after watching this I couldn't help but as myself who the hell do I think I am? A holy rage built up inside of me (Ephesians 4:26). For years I have had such a problem with TBN christianity, and the mega/tele church pastors that I almost have to be honest I have been utterly embarrassed by my so called profession. Just last night my wife was out and I was gazing on 3 different TBN like stations and my stomach began to churn. I watched as pastors turned superstars over and over and over again. I'm not opposed to success, I'm opposed to EXCESS.. Recently we had a pastors appreciation, and though it was NOT the over the top spectical it was 2 years ago. I left feeling dirty. (side bar: Those who put on the dinner did it with such a amazing heart, kindness, generosity, love, and appreciation I can not tell you how awesome they are. This is not a post about THEM). It's a post about ME. My peers, the Leadership of the church of Jesus Christ. We are creating a church on personality, pastor centric, and adoration. This video below is a insane confirmation of what God is putting on my heart for several years now. I will not chase crowns, or crowds...but hearts and souls after you my God. Thank God for MEN like Francis Chan willing to speak out with conviction and courage.. God forgive me for who I am....
 
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So If I had one person in the bible (all you about to throw stones beware) my favorite HAS to be Joseph. It's NOT sacrilege to NOT say Jesus. Jesus is more of a MUST then to be put in some petty list of favorites. My favorites I choose, my MUST'S are not negotiable (that, and I can't go to hell for NOT making Joseph my favorite). So now that we have that out of the way, back to JOE, or Joey. We all know the stories and some of the few points I love about him was 

His heart:
He never held onto the bitterness even when given power.
His care: 
He could have held all of those dreams and told all to "figure it out"
His leadership:
He was so trusted the bible says Pharoah only knew the food that was in front of his face.
His tenacity:
To have power, lose it falsley, and regain it PLUS SOME is more powerful then just "maintaining" a certain level of leadership/influence.


But it's in the beginning of it all. Long story short. Jacob is basically being used as a piece of meat amongst his many "ladies" (those o.t. guys had it made....WHAT??) Everyone wants a piece of the old Jacob. "Lay with me, lay with my servant". The bible says that literally he walked out of the fields RIGHT INTO BED....(and all the married men said AMEN)


But the most beautiful part comes after Jacob is "done". He's probably exhausted at this point. The bible becomes poetic (as it does so very often when bringing things together). In Gen 30:22 it says this: "Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb".
 
To me, the words "THEN GOD REMEMBERED" should be the very beginning to everything
I'm going to write some of these blogs very "open" ended so we can dialogue. 


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