Okay. I wrote a long post and decided to delete it. Let me just do quick bullet points:
- Calling Tremaine "bitter" based on a 10-year old experience isn't cool. There are people who read these threads and believe every lie posted.
- Walter was a great man -- not just a great artist. Regardless of any struggle he had, he loved God, and he showed a great deal of compassion and patience toward others who are typically rejected in traditional church circles. If you ever spent any time with Walter Hawkins at all, you'd understand why people followed him. It wasn't just because of his name or notoriety. The way he talked about Jesus Christ and his ability to listen.... He was a very cool guy.
- I know this isn't always the case, but one of the reasons PKs "inherit" their father's ministries is because their life-long experiences groom them for the role. Unless you grew up as a pastor's child, you wouldn't understand. The way it typically works is at least one child naturally inherits their parents' burden/passion for ministry. Over the years, they watch their parents' struggles, they observe the needs of the people, the needs of the pastors, the contradictions, they go through growing pains of their own (bitterness, anger, resentment, and then unconditional love). Like I said, it's nearly impossible to appreciate if you are not a PK. I wish J. Hawkins the very best.
- Calling Tremaine "bitter" based on a 10-year old experience isn't cool. There are people who read these threads and believe every lie posted.
- Walter was a great man -- not just a great artist. Regardless of any struggle he had, he loved God, and he showed a great deal of compassion and patience toward others who are typically rejected in traditional church circles. If you ever spent any time with Walter Hawkins at all, you'd understand why people followed him. It wasn't just because of his name or notoriety. The way he talked about Jesus Christ and his ability to listen.... He was a very cool guy.
- I know this isn't always the case, but one of the reasons PKs "inherit" their father's ministries is because their life-long experiences groom them for the role. Unless you grew up as a pastor's child, you wouldn't understand. The way it typically works is at least one child naturally inherits their parents' burden/passion for ministry. Over the years, they watch their parents' struggles, they observe the needs of the people, the needs of the pastors, the contradictions, they go through growing pains of their own (bitterness, anger, resentment, and then unconditional love). Like I said, it's nearly impossible to appreciate if you are not a PK. I wish J. Hawkins the very best.