A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post called “5 Ways to Lose Your Ministry.” One of those ways is by committing adultery. Brad Hambrick wrote a helpful blog post, an open letter, to someone who is having an affair. Read it and learn. It’s insightful and sobering. One of the ways pastors and other…
Adultery
What Bothered Me Most About Bob Coy’s Failure
When you have been in ministry as long as I have (20 years), you have seen plenty of pastors fall into sexual immorality. But the story of Bob Coy’s departure from the church he started and led for moral failure really stung. My wife even asked, “Why is this one bothering you more than others?”…
View Sin as Spiritual Adultery
Sin is cheating on God. When I served as a pastor, I counseled several couples struggling with the pain of infidelity. I have seen the hurt and despair in husbands and wives who are crushed because their spouses pursued excitement or intimacy with another. I have also seen the pain and regret in those who…