Peace at last

So, my dad resigned as pastor this morning. My family is so relieved! The incredibly funny thing is that the people in the church that are the trouble makers wanted to vote my dad out at the business meeting this morning after services...but he totally beat them to it and knocked the wind right out of their petty little sails! Oh the looks on their faces were priceless!

I'm glad to never have to set foot in that church again. I've never seen satan so prevalent in a church as he is in that one. And the people keep encouraging it. it's really a pity.

The youth were the ones spreading crap about my dad on myspace (how lame is that?), and what's sad is they are the ones being led by leaders (and deacons and their wives) who know these kids underage drink, and don't do anything about it. these "leaders" are also the ones that took a van on the last youth camp trip and had the van "break down" and pitch a fit that the rental place gave them a faulty van...and all that was wrong was that it ran out of gas...and it didn't even dawn on them to check the flippin gas gauge. i don't know about anyone else, but these kinds of people are the ones i'd want to keep my children away from.

these are the same people that told the youth that they needed to get rid of my dad. but i guess when you're led by people like that, and they let you do whatever you want to, you'll listen to them.

And it's also sad that some of the "youth" in that church aren't youth at all, they are in college, and you'd think they were high school freshmen.

I knew some of those people outside of church, and i never in a million years would have thought that they went to church, or were christians. and even now i have a hard time believing it. last time i checked, christians didn't act that way.

i'm so glad that i can openly talk about this now, without having to worry that whatever i say will put my dad's job in jeopardy. i'm excited about the fact that at the next church we go to visit, i won't be labeled the "preacher's kid." Now I can say what needs to be said, and not get my family in trouble.

life is much better now.

i'm so glad to be free again.

i feel like i have just awoken from a nightmare, but still have the heavy aftertaste of it on my mind...but i have sweet relief!

i felt Jesus more today than I have since we started at that church.

Yes, a very few will be missed from that church, but i'm ok with that.

I'm out!