Whirlwinds and fairytales

I've just finished month three of being unemployed. 3 solid months of no boss to report to (other than Michelle), and I must confess, i haven't noticed. It seems that the more free time a person has, the more that person finds themselves wasting a great deal of it in "busy" work. It's not that I've fell into complete laziness. In the past three months I've roofed a house (44 squares 12x12 pitch), fixed septic lines under a house, water lines under a house, put in three air conditioners, built and planted a huge flower bed, and painted a grocery store, porch steps, and too many other things.
I think the short simple lesson here is the same lesson I'm attempting to bring to life in "Death of a Pastor". Just as we can get caught up in the mundane and busy work of life, I guarantee that Pastors do twice as much. Pastors are caught in this paradigm of maintaining the activity and structures of the church. This paradigm prevents well-meaning Pastors from leading God's church into greater things. Because they often spend so much time in these activities they often fall short in their relationship with God, this stifles direction and vision and is ultimately a death to the church.

Just think about these things.