Because DH came back and JH wanted the church to receive him - not on staff, just back. I remember that pretty well. It didn't work and DH had to leave.
Read the book "Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership."
or use ChatGPT to get a summary.
The book argues that the skillset required to be a great leader also have a definite darkside that all to often destroy the person. This is true of almost every successful leader in any arena.
I am thankful for my days there. That place and those people shaped so much of who I am. Many of my best attributes are directly related to the people and lessons from there.
I have some different views on some things now. There were hurts along the way that I had to overcome. But I am...
oh - the haunted house went on for a very long time. Never made sense to me, why that would be celebrated. Even in the later years when it turned into a harvest festival, they kept the haunted hayride, eventually renaming it to the Martyrs Meadow Hayride where they acted out Martin Luther...
I have a different take on that one. She was the outgoing personality, but not the power person of the marriage. Her personality was over the top - that was just her and part of her charm. Early on, she decided to be an encourager for the girls at the college. Like modern women's writers...
Car wreck on 41 north bound going over the bridge, if memory serves me right. I was always fearful driving over it. Every single time, my parents told me the story again.
The way it should be! How else could you prove your value and worth as a HACker to move up in the food chain? Back to the good-ol-days.
Would you like a shot of Binaca?