Confessions of a Retired Pastor
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Don’t Hand Them The Rope
Every leader has enemies. Every successful person does.
Sep 26
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Do You Know Who I Am?
You plant the seed. Somebody else may see the harvest. Sometimes nobody sees it but God.
Sep 21
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Sundays When Preaching Was Not Easy
Physical weariness was never the hardest part.
Sep 15
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I Should Have Had Counseling Years Ago
The cost of waiting fifty-one years is not a single dramatic breaking point. It's the accumulated weight I didn't know I was carrying.
Sep 11
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A Thousand Funerals and Then My Mother’s
Some folks think that losing someone who is 94 is easier. I am a witness to the fact that this is not true.
Sep 8
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August 2026
A Lesson in Humility
I was seeking to be served instead of to serve
Aug 19
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Christian Patriotism vs. Christian Nationalism
When the cross gets wrapped in the flag, the flag usually wins.
Aug 15
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The Example
A woman most people would have overlooked bought property one building at a time and died a millionaire
Aug 11
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The Barefoot Lie
The way the world sees Africa, and the way it sees black people in general, did not come from nowhere.
Aug 7
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July 2026
When Scripture Eclipses the Message
The Bible reveals God. It is not God.
Jul 31
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The Work I Should Have Shared
I pastored one church for 31 years.
Jul 21
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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Live with DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
A recording from DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.'s live video
Jul 15
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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