May 7, 2012

From Karl Rove to a Methodist Pastor

Nathan Hollifield, Ministry Matters

“You're wrong about Karl Rove." So began my first conversation with an outspoken United Methodist pastor who eventually would become my mentor.

It was early in the fall of 2009. We were on a break from a comparative religions class and it was the first time I’d ever spoken to a United Methodist clergy member.

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