Comments on: Is your pastor a prisoner?

By: J-Lynn

J-Lynn — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:13:00 +0000

Good post, you dont know me. But your right the devil tries to use people closest to you to bring you down.

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By: patsy

patsy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:37:00 +0000

Matthew, I thought that I had responded to you earlier. Guess I didn’t post the comment. I wrote a blog in response to your blog. Life’s Lesson via the Turkey Trot. at http://www.patsycostner.blogspot.com. I is a lonely road sometime but the reward at the end of the road is worth it all. Keep your head high and your eyes focuses on the finish line. I have your back.

By: Matthew Costner

Matthew Costner — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:06:00 +0000

TJW – thanks bro. keep being authentically you. you hang around a pastor long enough and you will see that they may slip up before you do. we truly are all human.

Laura – thanks for being honest. we think we’re cool too.

Andi – You rock man, thanks for supporting me despite my faults!

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:32:00 +0000

Wow. This resonates big time. I am the wife of a pastor and we are very lonely. We love our church so much but we don’t really fit in. We are left out of a lot of things in the community. I’m not really sure why because I think we are really cool people

By: andi oakes

andi oakes — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:32:00 +0000

Ahhh…there is little doubt that you’re a man of deep sensitivity. Your church are truly blessed to have you care for them.
Bless you guys. I count it an honor to know you in some small way.

By: tjw1970

tjw1970 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:26:00 +0000

Matthew, good post, good reminder, and good perspective. Often times, I have been guilty of viewing a pastor as unapproachable mainly because I don’t want to “slip” up in front of him. This is a good reminder to be more intentional about engaging my pastor(s) outside of church.