tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post7650044381671674216..comments2024-03-25T07:17:42.807-04:00Comments on Doing Hard Time in Shaker Heights: The Loved One, Part II: The Rent A MinisterThe Cool Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-7928411150022079242016-06-01T09:18:57.472-04:002016-06-01T09:18:57.472-04:00This reminds me of my brother in law's funeral...This reminds me of my brother in law's funeral. The preacher did the whole fire and brimstone thing. My father was sitting in front of me; I can remember smiling to myself as I watched him turn off his hearing aids.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-8351853846442100232016-06-01T01:07:05.191-04:002016-06-01T01:07:05.191-04:00Lessons learned for the rest of us - write down wh...Lessons learned for the rest of us - write down what you want and tell whoever is likely to have to deal with it where the instructions are. And, how can leaving instructions for the Homilist hurt? I can assure you by all that is good and holy, if they play Amazing Grace at my memorial service, I will come back from whatever is on the other side of this mortal coil and straighten things out immediately...and it will not be pretty.Will Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489879295104017008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-20331177693369220082016-05-31T18:22:02.495-04:002016-05-31T18:22:02.495-04:00HERE, HERE MuscatoHERE, HERE MuscatoMistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-30799143898406414932016-05-31T18:20:45.458-04:002016-05-31T18:20:45.458-04:00Boy, I tell ya, after I'd had a swig or 6 of g...Boy, I tell ya, after I'd had a swig or 6 of gin and tonic out of my flask, I would have read him some old testament....... the old wing bag probably just liked to hear himself talk.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-25953436702755291462016-05-31T17:55:10.805-04:002016-05-31T17:55:10.805-04:00Had I been thinking, I would have run it as a Jewi...Had I been thinking, I would have run it as a Jewish service. Simple Lords prayer, for the audience, and them told the story of her life in factual form. Told the story about how grief is like a rock in your pocket that weighs you down until one day you are going about your business and reach into your pocket and relaize that while the rock is there, you really are used to it being there. Then we all would have gone to eat.The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-65668995324942820272016-05-31T12:16:10.233-04:002016-05-31T12:16:10.233-04:00Since he's making his living free-lancing, you...Since he's making his living free-lancing, you might want to check any relevant review sites and write him up (do preachers do Yelp?). That kind of unprofessional behavior is unforgivable - not to mention the very opposite of "Christian" in any form I'd care to acknowledge...Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-60172946455860147392016-05-31T09:11:33.324-04:002016-05-31T09:11:33.324-04:00no comment.no comment.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-41097211292043473012016-05-31T07:43:27.985-04:002016-05-31T07:43:27.985-04:00How sad that the "pastor" couldn't g...How sad that the "pastor" couldn't give the message your family or your MIL wanted heard but instead gave his own sermon.<br />Apparently Pastor Mike thought it was all about Him and not Her.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-17835833841360714532016-05-31T07:37:10.415-04:002016-05-31T07:37:10.415-04:00Sheesh....you'd think he could put his own age...Sheesh....you'd think he could put his own agenda aside for one sermon, you know?<br />Isn't that what Christianity is supposed to be about anyway. Caring about others more than oneself? <br />jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116663308431251286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-24356160892195899112016-05-31T06:20:29.763-04:002016-05-31T06:20:29.763-04:00too much religious crap out there. short and swee...too much religious crap out there. short and sweet and eat - I like that. anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.com