How do pastors deal with being sick? It’s the season when children go back to school, and so many pastors struggle with sickness, both short term and long term. Do you cancel classes or worship services? Who looks after you when you are sick? Will the church collapse in upon itself without you? Scott and Todd take a crack at this question and more in to episode 62 of The Crux of the Matter.
FEEDBACK
- Fr. Anthony of the Good Guys Wear Black podcast
- Pastor Jared Nies from St. John's Lutheran Church in Corliss, Minnesota
TEACHING/READING/LEARNING
- Mimetic Theory FAQ (Todd)
- René Girard
- Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads, by Gil Bailie
- Theodicy (Scott)
TOPIC - GETTING SICK
- Can we take sick days?
- Issues etc episode from last week
JOY BRINGERS
- The New Atlantis, Fall 2016 edition (Scott’s Pick)
- The Magnificent Seven, IMDB, (Todd’s Pick)
WHERE TO FIND US
Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER.
You may find Todd Peperkorn @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.
You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott is an assistant professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine.
Email the show at feedback@thecruxofthematter.net
To subscribe directly, please paste the following link into your pod-catcher of choice:
https://thecruxofthematter.squarespace.com/podcast/?format=rss
To subscribe via iTunes, please go to:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-the-crux-of-the-matter/id959171811
Intro Music is “On My Heart Imprint Your Image” from the album, “On My Heart Imprint Your Image,” copyright 2003 by Kathryn M. Peperkorn. Used by Permission.