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Strawberry Letter

Ain't Nothing Holy About His Behavior

Strawberry Letter

iHeartPodcasts

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Dear Steve and Shirley, my family has a church that they’ve been going to all their life and I recently joined. I decided to devote my life to fellowship and service at this church. My pastor is great but I always thought he was a bit creepy because of the strange relationship he has with my cousin. I had been watching them for a while and then in a stewardship meeting, my pastor mistakenly called my cousin “babe or bae” and she blushed. Immediately after the meeting, I asked my cousin what’s up with her and pastor and she got all awkward and tried to lie at first, but then she ended up spilling the beans.............

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0:00.0

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0:05.3

All right, guys, it is time now for today's Strawberry Letter.

0:08.9

And if you need advice on relationships, on sex, on dating, on work, on parenting, and more,

0:15.3

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0:22.4

live on the air just like we're going to do this one. Right, nephew? That's right. So buckle up

0:27.6

and hold on tight. We got it for you. Here it is. It's that time the strawberry letter.

0:33.9

Subject ain't nothing holy about his behavior. Dear Stephen Shirley, my family has a church that

0:41.3

they've been going to all their life, and I recently joined. I decided to devote my life to

0:48.3

fellowship and service at this church. My pastor is great, but I always thought he was a bit creepy because of the strange relationship he has with my cousin.

0:57.8

I have been watching them for a while, and then in a stewardship meeting, my pastor mistakenly call my cousin Babe or Bay.

1:06.5

And she blushed.

1:08.3

Immediately after the meeting, I asked my cousin what's up with her in the

1:11.5

pastor and she got all awkward and tried to lie at first, but then she ended up spilling the

1:17.3

beans. I was devastated. My heart dropped and I couldn't believe what she had told me. She swore

1:24.1

me to secrecy, but I don't care about her feelings. I care about the pastor's wife's feelings because she is ill,

1:31.0

and I have the utmost respect for her as the first lady of the church.

1:35.4

Now, my family is whispering about them messing around,

1:38.1

and I'm having a hard time acting naive when they mention it.

1:42.7

Two weeks ago, she missed church, and the pastor pulled me to the side and asked,

1:47.2

where's my friend today?

1:49.2

I guess my cousin has shared with him that I'm in on their little secret.

1:53.7

He grosses me out now, and I want to find a new church home.

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