Pastor Dewey Note: With booze so popular here in New Mexico, even a new law that allows for home delivery, alcoholism a growing concern in this state and all over America, I am standing in the gap and saying “NO MORE BOOZE” “MORE JESUS” Too many families are ruined by booze, drunk driving deaths, and what it brings into homes. Pastors need to me role models, not of this world. I have always spoken out against booze, few Pastors do. SAD! Nothing good happens with booze. If you need booze to gave a good time you do not know JESUS good enough! SAD! What does booze do for you that Jesus does not? Pastor, be a role model not a follower of booze. Just another reason I am not popular in this world, an old stick in the mud, as we said in the day. Anything now goes in New Mexico, pot and booze! The Church in New Mexico has lost much ground to Satan, horrific ABORTION, assisted suicide, same sex marriage, pot, home delivery of booze, child hunger, child abuse, poor education, extreme poverty for many and on and on! Can the Church regain ground for JESUS? Sodom and Gomorrah is present. Yes, the truth hurts, that is why I am not popular.
So much of the Church is a ‘high school pep rally’ as the late great man of God Chuck Colson said.
Long-Term Health Risks. Over time, excessive alcohol use can lead to the development of chronic diseases and other serious problems including: High blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and digestive problems. Cancer of the breast, mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, and colon.
The Effects of Alcohol on Your Body
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Is It OK for Pastors to Drink?
I grew up in the south and in a denomination where pastors who drink beer (or any alcohol) was frowned upon for the average church attender and definitely considered taboo for pastors.
I served in the central valley of California where I could drive to several wineries within five minutes and where the church didn’t frown upon social drinking.
I served in another part of the country when, at my first elders meeting, it was literally an open bar. I was offered a choice of about a half-dozen alcoholic beverages.
I’ve noticed in the past years that some leaders seem to portray through their teaching, blogs and twitter profiles an “I drink and that makes me really cool” attitude.
