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I Wish We Were All That Crazy

By Rev. Gordon C. Stewart
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Bishop James Pike defending himself against heresy charge.Bill Ray//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Apr 26, 2012
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I was a little like the Bishop James Pike last week with the story of Barabbas. I get like that sometimes. I’ve remembered to pull my pants on to take the dogs for a walk, but in every other way, I can identify with the completeness of James Pike’s attention to the biblical story. I’m a little ”nuts” – with apologies to everyone who knows better than to use that kind of pejorative language to describe a state of mental illness.

I write this today not to arrive at your door in the altogether to tell you what I think I’ve discovered about Barabbas. I write quite simply because I miss the likes of Bishop Pike and Bill Stringfellow. 

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Bishop James Pike defending himself against heresy charge.Bill Ray//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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