Dave Is a Four-Letter Word: Missives from a Slightly Demented Preacher
When I was preparing my first book for publication, I kept reading and hearing from the "experts" that every author ought to have a blog. I was a bit queasy about diving into such an undertaking. My unease was caused by my constant desire to be somewhat consistent (if not first-rate). I didn't want to be one of those guys and gals who only blogged every few weeks when the spirit moved them. After much prayer and consternation, I opted to follow the advice of the specialists and began my weblog. I decided to be disciplined about it if nothing else. My goal was to produce three blogs per week that would each be 500 words or less—quickly readable, but with enough substance to be interesting. After diving into that project, I found it to be rather enjoyable and discovered I had a lot more to say than I had guessed. A few weeks later, I began running across more of these writing professionals who were adamant that a newsletter was the ticket. I was already blogging thrice per week and was a bit concerned that a newsletter would be over the top—both time wise and creativity wise. The incessant drumbeat in favor of the newsletter was thundering loudly in the ears of my soul, however, and almost five months after instituting my blog, I formulated a weekly e-letter that I named, "Pulpit Man @ Large." I've been e-mailing it out every Friday since that fateful day. Much to my surprise, people began to read it, and some even respond. I was a bit flabbergasted, amazed, and pleased all at the same time. It has even become a labor of love for me. Well, that was several years ago. Since most of the world has, undoubtedly, never read these little missives, I decided to go all out and put them down on paper. This book is a collection of many of the weekly thoughts, challenges, and questions that have arisen in my pea-sized brain. I hope you enjoy reading them nearly as much as I did writing them. While they are of no great, political import, they might just touch your soul from time to time. It is my experience that our souls need a lot of touching. Dave Zuchelli
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Dave Is a Four-Letter Word: Missives from a Slightly Demented Preacher
When I was preparing my first book for publication, I kept reading and hearing from the "experts" that every author ought to have a blog. I was a bit queasy about diving into such an undertaking. My unease was caused by my constant desire to be somewhat consistent (if not first-rate). I didn't want to be one of those guys and gals who only blogged every few weeks when the spirit moved them. After much prayer and consternation, I opted to follow the advice of the specialists and began my weblog. I decided to be disciplined about it if nothing else. My goal was to produce three blogs per week that would each be 500 words or less—quickly readable, but with enough substance to be interesting. After diving into that project, I found it to be rather enjoyable and discovered I had a lot more to say than I had guessed. A few weeks later, I began running across more of these writing professionals who were adamant that a newsletter was the ticket. I was already blogging thrice per week and was a bit concerned that a newsletter would be over the top—both time wise and creativity wise. The incessant drumbeat in favor of the newsletter was thundering loudly in the ears of my soul, however, and almost five months after instituting my blog, I formulated a weekly e-letter that I named, "Pulpit Man @ Large." I've been e-mailing it out every Friday since that fateful day. Much to my surprise, people began to read it, and some even respond. I was a bit flabbergasted, amazed, and pleased all at the same time. It has even become a labor of love for me. Well, that was several years ago. Since most of the world has, undoubtedly, never read these little missives, I decided to go all out and put them down on paper. This book is a collection of many of the weekly thoughts, challenges, and questions that have arisen in my pea-sized brain. I hope you enjoy reading them nearly as much as I did writing them. While they are of no great, political import, they might just touch your soul from time to time. It is my experience that our souls need a lot of touching. Dave Zuchelli
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Dave Is a Four-Letter Word: Missives from a Slightly Demented Preacher

Dave Is a Four-Letter Word: Missives from a Slightly Demented Preacher

by Dave Zuchelli
Dave Is a Four-Letter Word: Missives from a Slightly Demented Preacher

Dave Is a Four-Letter Word: Missives from a Slightly Demented Preacher

by Dave Zuchelli

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When I was preparing my first book for publication, I kept reading and hearing from the "experts" that every author ought to have a blog. I was a bit queasy about diving into such an undertaking. My unease was caused by my constant desire to be somewhat consistent (if not first-rate). I didn't want to be one of those guys and gals who only blogged every few weeks when the spirit moved them. After much prayer and consternation, I opted to follow the advice of the specialists and began my weblog. I decided to be disciplined about it if nothing else. My goal was to produce three blogs per week that would each be 500 words or less—quickly readable, but with enough substance to be interesting. After diving into that project, I found it to be rather enjoyable and discovered I had a lot more to say than I had guessed. A few weeks later, I began running across more of these writing professionals who were adamant that a newsletter was the ticket. I was already blogging thrice per week and was a bit concerned that a newsletter would be over the top—both time wise and creativity wise. The incessant drumbeat in favor of the newsletter was thundering loudly in the ears of my soul, however, and almost five months after instituting my blog, I formulated a weekly e-letter that I named, "Pulpit Man @ Large." I've been e-mailing it out every Friday since that fateful day. Much to my surprise, people began to read it, and some even respond. I was a bit flabbergasted, amazed, and pleased all at the same time. It has even become a labor of love for me. Well, that was several years ago. Since most of the world has, undoubtedly, never read these little missives, I decided to go all out and put them down on paper. This book is a collection of many of the weekly thoughts, challenges, and questions that have arisen in my pea-sized brain. I hope you enjoy reading them nearly as much as I did writing them. While they are of no great, political import, they might just touch your soul from time to time. It is my experience that our souls need a lot of touching. Dave Zuchelli

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780996432641
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 05/15/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 324
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Dave Zuchelli is a man of extremes. He laughs until he cries (or worse). He rides a Harley Davidson (a 2003 Softail Deuce). He loves with a passion, and he preaches like there's no tomorrow. So it's no surprise that his books address some of the most intimate moments of a person's life.He is the author of The Last Wedding, Watch This!, No Niños en la Canasta, Local Church Prisoners, and Dave is a Four-Letter Word. Dave holds a Bachelor of Science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He currently resides in Aldie, VA and is a full-time house-husband in his spare time (if that makes sense).He's married to a wonderful young woman named Denise, and between them, they have four children and several grandchildren. We know she's wonderful because he says she has to be in order to put up with him. We didn't ask her if she agrees.Dave has always loved baseball. When he's not writing, he can often be found watching, listening to, or reading about his beloved Pittsburgh Pirates (he lives vicariously through them because he's too old to play anymore himself). He does, however, take enough time away from the national pastime to publish a blog three times a week. The blog, entitled Local Church Prisoners, can be found at davezuchelli.com. In it, he explores the Biblical options for carrying today's church back into relevancy. It's a task he doesn't take lightly, and one his readers respond to with zeal.For twenty-three years, he was a tent maker in the tradition of the Apostle Paul (although he says the comparison undoubtedly stops there). He is now retired from the pastorate and spends time preaching, teaching and writing (and watching baseball of course). Dave's speaking and preaching style is humorous and infectious and has caused many to call upon him for retreats, special meetings, and seminars (not to mention Sunday morning worship services).On his Linked-In page, Susan Canis (a former parishioner) recorded this observation. "Dave is the best preacher I have ever heard — he offers very relevant content and is always engaging." Not bad for a country boy from the Western Pennsylvania coal mining region. Dave has started a ministry and business called Liquid Statue Productions. The aim of this endeavor is to develop discipleship tools for today's Christian Church. It features books, seminars, and retreats. You can explore that a little further at LiquidStatue.com.If you'd like to know a little more about him personally, please check out his website, Pulpitman.com. Dave is available to speak at your event and may be reached through the contact page of any of his sites. If you promise him ice cream, he'll undoubtedly give you a discount on just about anything.

Table of Contents

2016 1

A New 'Tude 2

Time to Dive In 4

Sweat the Small Stuff 6

The Devil and the PC Police 8

Snow Blind 10

SAGging Principles 12

Best Days Yet to Come? 14

The Risen Revenant 16

Digital Natives 18

Using What You've Got 20

Welcome to the Colosseum 22

Imagine That 24

Only on This Side 26

The Biggest Fool of All 28

Humble Is As Humble Does 30

The Tax Man Cometh 32

Earth Day Freebie 34

The Fourth Time's a Charm 36

Your Greatest Strength 38

Full Moons and Loony Tunes 40

Put Your Left Foot In 42

In Memoriam 44

It's Like Pulling Teeth 46

Relax! Its Just a Joke! 48

Dad Was a Garage Sitter 50

Fundamental Change 52

Independence: Are We Still Fighting for It? 54

Bare Knuckles 56

Jerusalem, O Jerusalem 58

Just Get Over Yourself! 60

Cute, Cuddly, and Unwanted 62

The Dust Has Settled 64

Changing Our Beliefs 66

We Are In Violent Agreement 68

The Cana Experience 69

Averting the Messiah Complex 71

FOMO Sets In 73

Slavery Abolished in France 75

My Personal Equinox 77

Abdicating the Throne 79

The Million-Dollar Turndown 81

I'll Never Run for President 83

Freak Shows on the Move 85

B.S. 87

The End 89

Vets on Parade 91

You Missed the Point 93

Black Friday: The Countdown Begins 95

The Best Advice Ever 97

And That's the Way it Is 99

When God Shows Up 101

Dad Liked Roy Orbison 103

2017 105

The Twelfth Day of Christmas 106

Paraskevidekatriaphobia 108

Seeing the Best in Everyone 110

The Joys of Dotage 112

Phil Sowerby Rides Again! 114

Getting Naked 116

To Tell the Truth 118

I Dowed It 120

The Ashes Have Fallen 122

The God of Tents 124

Green Eggs and Beer 126

Put it in Drive 128

Expelling the Chosen 130

Blind Dates 132

The Final Sacrifice 134

For Hype's Sake 136

Snowflakes in May 138

Mom Loved Ice Cream 140

Yogi 142

Testing the Razor 144

Spoon by the Moon in June 146

Dividing the House 148

It's a National Holiday 150

Pam's Purple Door 152

Getting Caught With Your Top Down 154

Half Over 156

Shots Fired 158

The Long, Hot Summer 160

Lizzie Borden 162

Fixing the Government 164

Oscar Egg 166

All Together Now: I'm Offended! 168

Never Wear Stilettos to a Sneaker Fight 170

In the Eye of the Storm 172

Older Than Dirt 174

And Then He Died 176

Robotic Christians 178

D.O.B. 180

Closing the Deal 182

Wouldn't It Be Moverly 184

Snowflakes 186

How Dark Can It Be? 188

Playing Fast and Loose 190

Dropping the Big One 192

Beware the Ides of December 194

Wring in the New 196

2018 199

Eating Last Year's Harvest 200

The Root of All Evil 202

Excluding the Divine 204

Watch the Adjectives, Please 206

The Beast App 208

Today is Your Birthday 210

Turning the Tables 212

What God Intended 214

Don't just Do Something… 216

Holi Smokes 218

Sanctuary Cities 220

My Country, 'Tis of Thee 222

Quarter Life Crises 224

On Becoming Cool at Starbucks 226

As Luck Would Have It 228

City Chicken 230

Baby, You Can Drive My Car 232

Rev It Up 234

Shy and Retiring 236

Old Pastors Never Retire 238

Dating the Gang 240

Caught Napping 242

The Death of a Dream 244

Those Crazy Christians 246

Old Timers' Disease 248

Women Drivers 250

Confronted Over Spaghetti 252

Cutting the Cord 254

Doing Good 256

Hearing the Light 258

Outercourse 260

Rent-a-Preacher 262

I Think I'm in Retrograde 264

The Next Little Thing 266

Sidewalk Rage 268

I've Not Been Cheated 270

I See Dead People 272

Waist Not, Want Not 274

Okay, So I Was Wrong 276

Full Frontal 278

Free at Last 280

Half Italian 282

My Last Meal 284

An Axe to Grind 286

Seen and Not Heard 288

On Becoming a House Husband 290

Mourning Has Broken 292

Ordinary Americans 294

Hart-Less 296

The Cult of Calling 298

Living in a Sound-Bite World 300

2019 303

Four Letter Word 304

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