After Forty-Five Years Apart, a Pastor Married His High School Sweetheart

“I’ve kept every receipt in this book for twenty-three years,” I said.

Arthur didn’t so much as glance at the ledger.

“He has already tried to get at bank assets connected to her family’s holdings.”

Elder Miller turned toward me.

“Is that so, Tom?”

“I asked to look at church scholarship records at First National Bank,” I said.

Arthur rose and leaned across the table.

“I move that we freeze the pastoral discretionary fund at once and put Pastor Tom on administrative review.”