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\"BackI am a Guest blogger over at Will Rochow’s blog today, Rethinking Faith and Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The post is called “Back Burner Ministry” and starts with this:<\/p>\n

Most followers of Jesus eventually feel like they have been “put on the back burner.” I suspect Moses felt like this while he was tending sheep for 40 years in the desert. Most of the prophets felt this way when they did their best to speak the Word of God, and only got mocked, jeered, and imprisoned in return. I’m pretty sure Saul (Paul) felt this way also after his conversion when he spent 14 years in Tarsus.<\/p>\n

Maybe you are in a similar situation. You are in the boondocks. In the sticks. You feel like you are a nobody.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Head on over there to read the rest of the post<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Oh, and here are the guidelines if anybody wants to write guest posts for my blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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