Have you ever had to do a job interview?
     How about your Church had to do a job interview for a Pastor? I know some Christian Church's do.
     What if the Pastor you are interviewing gave you this resume?
     Last job beside being a Pastor is Tent Maker. Not much call for that so I do that in between Pastor jobs.
     I was not always a believer in Jesus in fact I went around to persecute believers I even had a letter to stop the growth of the Church.
    My name was change because I have been a change man.
    After becoming a Pastor I work at a number of cities. But I had only work in each town a month or a few months at the most. One city I had to leave my job ,"An angry mob dragged me out of town beat me,leaving me for dead.So I thought I better be moving on."
   The longest place I work at was about three years."But things I was saying caused a riot,and it wasn't safe for me to stay."
 I guess I better say that I spent some time in jail there."
     Then you look at another page in the man's resume and observe, "I see that you have been jailed or punished quite a number of times,usually for disturbing the peace."
     The person shrugs,and says, "I've lost count of the number of times I have been arrested. I have been whipped five times,and beaten with rods three times.Oh yes I have had rocks throne at me.It seems like no matter where I go trouble start.
    " I see,Is there anything else we ought to know about your criminal record?"
     " Oh yes there was a time that escaped arrest by being lowered in a basket from a window of a city wall."
     " Yes....well, we will have to give your application further consideration and get back to you."
        Now tell the truth did they hired this Pastor? Would you hired them?
        This one I have to think about and do some checking . My Church just lost our Pastor so someone in the Church have to interview Pastors. Sometimes a piece of paper don't tell the whole story. We have to do some checking and praying.Praying is the most important thing is to ask The Lord what we should do! Most time we do thing before asking God and when we mess up then we pray that we did the right thing and ask The Lords help.
     So getting back to the Job Interview would you give them the Pastor Job? Or would you put the Resume in the trash can? Now tell us the truth! Before I knew the person I would have trash the resume and never gave them a chance we don't need the problems. Would you? Oh by the way his name is Paul and he wrote a few letters in the Gospel.
                          GOD BLESS,
                              Doyle.