Fool of a Took

Pippen pushed over the bucket attached to the loud metal chains by accident and they went crashing down the bottomless well. Gandalf yells out, "Fool of a Took! Next time throw yourself down the hole and spare us all!" The orks of the underworld knew that the Fellowship of the Ring had entered the caves and were trying to slip by undetected. Pippen didn't know what he had just got himself into.

So often I feel like a "Fool of a Took." The two main areas I feel the least wise in are of course the most important ones. Many times as a pastor I feel like God looks down on me as Galdalf looked down on Pippen and yells those same words. "Fool of a pastor! Next time throw yourself down the hole and spare us all!"

In two weeks I enter the bonds of holy matrimony. And in this arena I also feel much like a "Fool of a Took." So for all you married types, I ask for your advice and counsel in lessons for marriage. All marrieds are welcome to give your advice in my "comments" section. I am especially interested in any married pastors that could add their two cents to this pool of wisdom. Thank you in advance for all of your sage advice.