Writing a letter to my pastor

[Originalist]

I am going to respectfully lay the cards on the table when I come back. It may be a bit awkward to discuss both topics (his tithing sermon and the possibility of my family movig to another church), but it looks like that is where we are headed.

I am going to quote him on certain comments he made during his recent tithing sermon, admit that those comments left us needing clarificaton, and ask him to clarify his remarks. If he truly feels that financial troubles always result from a lack of giving, then I will respectfully remind him that my calamities came after a year and a half of tithing the gross of my BUSINESS income. If he blows that off, or just shrugs. then i will not argue. I will simply shift gears to the next topic., my family assisting the smaller , nearby struggling church, and explain to him the logical reasons we should do so.

I will not accept any "gas money" just to be able to show up on Wednesday nights to stare at the back of someone's head. That really would not be a prudent use of the church's money, and would make me feel beholden at this point. All the signs are apparent that I am on my way out. No invitations to preach for a whole year (that after being 'the go to guy'), no welcome back greetings from the pulpit after being out of the country for 2 months, and my name has not been reinstated for various platform funtions that I normally did for the duration of my time here prior to leaving for Mexico in mid June. it would seem that I'm being considered "unreliable" and am being kicked to the curb.