Confessions of a Retired Pastor

Confessions of a Retired Pastor

One Man's Solution is Another Man's Problem

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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
Jun 26, 2026
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Part 6 of the “Activist to Pastor” series

My grandmother had very little formal education. She was a seamstress by trade. She died a millionaire. Every dollar she had was in real estate. I learned to invest from watching her. And when she passed, I inherited my first house along with a perspective I had not yet earned.

But long before any of that, I was o…

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