Confessions of a Retired Pastor

Confessions of a Retired Pastor

Do You Know Who I Am?

You plant the seed. Somebody else may see the harvest. Sometimes nobody sees it but God.

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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
Sep 21, 2026
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Last week I preached at a church in Virginia. After the service, folks lined up the way they do to shake hands and say a kind word. A woman stepped up, smiled, and asked me a question. “Do you know who I am?”

I did not. I looked at her face and nothing came. That is an awkward moment for a preacher. People expect you to remember them, and you want to. I …

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