Every year we look forward to June and then it rains and rains. Hopefully in a few days it will have improved. Tonight I went to a meeting at the local church where they were hosting "Towards Belief." Inevitably the room was full of church folk althought the intention was to encourage uncommitted villagers in. How can anyone be moving towards belief when they are "dead in trespasses and sins?" I explained that I do not believe we have free will. We were looking at the subject of suffering and how it is an obstacle to faith. I think it is more likely an excuse for unbelief. Of course there are things to be looked at around suffering. Suffering is not pleasant but is often a means to making us grow in our faith.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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