No matter how bad things are at your church, mine will make you feel better

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I haven't been around much, because I've been busy dealing with a little crisis at my church.

My secretary/church bookkeeper set fire to the home of my moderator and chair of Trustees (a married couple) when she realized that the Trustees chair was about to examine some documents that would demonstrate that she'd been embezzling...for 6 years, as it turns out. The State's Attorney says she took $100,000. Her husband is a former State's Attorney, and the current SA would like to indict him, too, at least partially for political reasons (and good ol' fashioned mimetic rivalry). So far, can't prove he knew about the crime, but they'd sure like to.

So, my Moderator and her wife are living in a rented house, while the insurance co and fire restoration people try to decide whether their house is salvageable; my assistant is in jail charged with a class X felony; her husband is devastated and being investigated; 3 children have lost their mother for all intents and purposes, and are at risk of losing their father; and I have no idea what I'm doing...though my Association Minister says I'm doing just fine. I have lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks, so there's that.

How's Holy Week been for you?