A Sad Lesson Learned

 If you watched the presidential debate you saw in President Biden something very similar to what we saw in pastor Mitchell in his last few sermons in Prescott. It was sad to see pastor Mitchell get lost in his sermon, and to get confused about where we were in the service. It was greatly appreciated when pastor Greg stopped his father from preaching anymore. It was an act of kindness for a great man.

President Biden was a lot like pastor Mitchell the other night. He got lost, he got confused, He didn't make sense. And like pastor Mitchell, president Biden will not step down or step aside on his own. Someone else will have to pull him aside, with respect and dignity and mercy, and tell the president; no more, you're through.

This is not about politics. This is a story that I have seem more than once. My own father was the same as these public figures. I had to stop calling him. His mind was gone.

Proud men will not quit. Successful men will not step aside. Someone who loves the president needs to tell him, and to save him from further humiliation. When a man will not retire, he will be retired for his own good. President Biden has done a lot of good. His days of serving the American people are over.

I think that our Fellowship needs to rethink the retirement issue and find a way for the founding or successful pastor to step down with dignity To write a book or something. Dying in the saddle is a Hollywood myth that does not work in the real world.

Pastor Mitchell was greatly diminished at the end. There must be a better way to serve those who have served us.