Buzz Stevens

Playing Nice with Power-Play Parishioners

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Posted on June 27th, 2012

After picking up a seemingly pleasant parishioner on the way to my first finance meeting in my first church, all hell broke loose on the drive. She asked “Why is your wife …

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