Bryan R..
Bio
Husband. Father. Music and Youth Pastor. I enjoy writing as a hobby.
Stories (118/0)
Talking about Breasts in Church
Several years ago, I stood at the pulpit of a church where I served, encouraging people to share prayer requests from their pews. The Senior Pastor assigned me this role on this particular Sunday morning. This method of people making others aware of their needs doesn't work at megachurches, but at the small Country church where I led music and served as youth pastor, this occurred on a weekly basis. After almost 30 years of ministry, I've learned that people I like to call oversharers seem to feel very comfortable in the church setting. Maybe too comfortable. I've had people confide in me innumerable personal issues...but in most cases these sensitive topics are shared one on one or with my wife present. On occasion, very personal needs have been shared publicly without a thought of how the rest of the congregation might react. And that's what happened on this particular Sunday.
By Bryan R..3 years ago in Confessions
How I Earned $74 in 46 Days on Vocal
I joined Vocal on February 4th. Honestly, I had never heard of Vocal until I noticed a Facebook post advertising a short story challenge. The thought of winning a $20,000 prize for a story about a "Little Black Book" lured me in. So, I signed up for the Vocal+ 3 month trial, for $4.99, for the sole purpose of wowing the judges and winning a substantial cash prize. I blew the dust off some old stories and buckled down and wrote several new pieces, submitting a total of a dozen stories to the challenge.
By Bryan R..3 years ago in Motivation