Some of you who read this will be my friends and colleagues
in my local Methodist circuit. I regret
any pain I am causing you, but after much heart searching I feel i am making
the right choice in leaving. I have been
with you for sixteen years and was supported by you at a difficult time in my
life. However I consider what I believe,
to be undermined by the increasing way in which words and phrases dear to me
and underpinning my faith are used to mean something other than I believe. In this way the gospel is watered
down and becomes unrecognisable. This is increasingly the case in all the main
denominations. It has taken me a long
time to come to this decision and I have thought long and hard on the
consequences. I have found great
blessing in my time as a local preacher and will particularly miss the small
congregations who have always received me gladly. I do not know if God is
calling me to continue as a preacher, if so He will provide the listeners. I am content with whatever He has in store
for me. I pray that you will have ears
to hear and eyes to see and follow Him with all your strength. Farewell.
When we lose a loved one it is natural to wonder how they are faring in the next life. I would warn against going to a medium to find out. At worst these people are charlatans after your money, the rest misguided or worse. We are told in the Bible not to try to reach the dead. The best person to call on in this situation is Jesus. That's right, go to the top. He is always available through prayer and doesn't make a charge. All he requires is that you look for him with all your heart. He has the answers to all of life's difficult questions.
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