One Does Not Simply Walk into Friendship

Where do we begin in addressing pastoral loneliness?

You, pastor, need a friend. You know that. Andy had Woody. Calvin had Hobbes. Han had Chewbacca. Who do you have?

Too few are able to answer that question. Especially if you’re a pastor. And especially if you’re male. David French, a NYT columnist who has been tracing the theme of male loneliness for a long time wrote recently,

The longer we march throug…