I get it.  On paper our announcement of a few months ago to take a “halftime break” from pastoral ministry at age 50 looks like a dumb decision.  Why leave a thriving church with all of its securities in one of America’s most desirable cities to go back to school to study counseling?  By every visible measure my work as a pastor is entering its prime and by God’s grace has been fruitful.  So, many have understandably asked: “Why leave?”    There are many nuanced reasons.  But one of the main reasons for me personally is deeper than the eye can measure. And it’s wrapped up in the title of…