Subject: Is it disrespectful to not use a title |
Bible Note: No, I don't believe so. He is my friend as well as my pastor. In private conversations he calls me Hank and I call him Dale. He has earned my respect for him as my pastor and I let him know it. I don't see that my calling him Dale diminishes this respect in any way. Moreover, I'm nearly twenty years older than he is, so I don't feel the least awkward in calling him Dale. Calling him by any exalted title would not enchance my respect for this man of God, and calling him by his first name does not diminish it. We don't put much stock in titles in my neck of the woods. There is a saying here in the Ozarks that we don't particularly care what you call us as long as you call us when supper's ready. :-) --Hank |