http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/what-he-believed-he-lived-a-tribute-to-the-rev-wo-spencer ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:11:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/what-he-believed-he-lived-a-tribute-to-the-rev-wo-spencer/comment-page-1#comment-652 David Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/im.php/?p=101#comment-652 Thanks for putting into words all that I wish I could say about our Uncle Offutt. There is a certain wonder in reflecting on the heritage he has given our family and my ministry. Sometimes, when I find myself swimming upstream against the tide of pragmatism and programming so prevalent in the church, I think about my uncle. And I have begun to wonder if perhaps his very heart for pastoring a people has shaped my own DNA as a pastor--long before I knew I was called to be one. There was something inescapable about the sense of being "called" that he embodied in a unique way. I remember dating a girl in high school and bringing her to church with me. Her response after the service was to laugh with delight and say " he looked like a king sitting up there."-- and she wanted to meet him. She simply meant that my uncle carried himself with a certainty and dignity that was magnetic. But I think it was the love she saw... Although my minstry is now far away, and I had not seen him in many years, I was shaped by W.O. And so his legacy in heaven is to delight to see--really see-- the lingering impact of his minstry across time and around the world. Thanks again... Thanks for putting into words all that I wish I could say about our Uncle Offutt. There is a certain wonder in reflecting on the heritage he has given our family and my ministry. Sometimes, when I find myself swimming upstream against the tide of pragmatism and programming so prevalent in the church, I think about my uncle. And I have begun to wonder if perhaps his very heart for pastoring a people has shaped my own DNA as a pastor–long before I knew I was called to be one. There was something inescapable about the sense of being “called” that he embodied in a unique way.
I remember dating a girl in high school and bringing her to church with me. Her response after the service was to laugh with delight and say ” he looked like a king sitting up there.”– and she wanted to meet him. She simply meant that my uncle carried himself with a certainty and dignity that was magnetic. But I think it was the love she saw…
Although my minstry is now far away, and I had not seen him in many years, I was shaped by W.O. And so his legacy in heaven is to delight to see–really see– the lingering impact of his minstry across time and around the world.
Thanks again…

]]> http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/what-he-believed-he-lived-a-tribute-to-the-rev-wo-spencer/comment-page-1#comment-653 Meg Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/im.php/?p=101#comment-653 I may not have known your uncle, but reading your essay about his life has made me see some of the dead wood in mine. I may not have known your uncle, but reading your essay about his life has made me see some of the dead wood in mine.

]]> http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/what-he-believed-he-lived-a-tribute-to-the-rev-wo-spencer/comment-page-1#comment-654 Jeri Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/im.php/?p=101#comment-654 This is a beautifully written story. Very inspiring and encouraging. Thank you! This is a beautifully written story. Very inspiring and encouraging. Thank you!

]]> http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/what-he-believed-he-lived-a-tribute-to-the-rev-wo-spencer/comment-page-1#comment-655 Michelle Gellar Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/im.php/?p=101#comment-655 Hey y'all. I just got some quick cash at payday loans site. It was pretty easy to get the quick military payday loans online with no hassle. See ya! Hey y’all. I just got some quick cash at payday loans site. It was pretty easy to get the quick military payday loans online with no hassle. See ya!

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