Nonetheless, sometimes I could scream. Sometimes I do scream. This from someone naturally social and prone toward small-town life. The fishbowl factor is a huge challenge in every clergy family. Once again, It is a challenge magnified by small-town life.
People watch, people talk, people know, people considerate their business to know.
The right to common knowledge is drafted in to small-town constitutions everywhere and rabid curiosity is woven into town fabric. First, get out of town. Leave without apology. See the world and explore life outside the web of familiarity. This adds richness to our preaching, perspective to your pastoring and rest to our weary souls.