I, too, have relatives worthy of being emberrased by.

??? His old life? He's saying he used to be a horrible person but became a Christian and turned into a good person? I never saw people change when they became Christians. If they were already kind, they stayed kind. If they were mean and critical, they stayed that way.

I too have a brother who is a pastor and has his own church. The guy is very bright, well spoken, well read but like your brother he says the exact same thing, "I believe in the bible"
He believes dinosaurs walked along side man. I do not get it but perhaps it is due to the Liberty University type teaching.

That is pretty enigmatic of him. I have read recently that quite a few Protestant clergymen (C of E particularly), don’t really believe most of the Bible, but still believe in god. Perhaps your brother is one if them.

I continue to see a disconnect on this site. You may not be doing this, it is a general comment. People are quick to point out the indocturnated community that is organized religion and their need to convert the unbeliever. Should it follow then that we leave others to their beliefs unless they are open to discussing them.

Well . It doesn't matter . He is your blood , potentially your spare kidney . I ll say don't push him , love him anyways .