The Cleavers Don’t Live Here Anymore
Over the past several days many of the leading news stories have had to do with sexual infidelity—political favoritism—dashed dreams—and ruined lives. Just to remind you of a few of the headlines:
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer resigns as a result of involvement with high-priced D.C. call girls.
New York Lieutenant Governor David Patterson upon replacing Governor Spitzer confesses that both he and his wife have had affairs in the past. In addition he offers that he has used both marijuana and cocaine. His concern was that these indiscretions would be ferreted out by the media who were by this time in the proverbial feeding frenzy. So, he felt it best to confess and get these things out of the way so he could tend to the business of New York without the distraction of not knowing whether / when these matters might be revealed to the public.
Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is being bombarded with criticism of what most feel are inappropriate and unnecessarily sensual photos—some with her father. This child is the star most admired by many of our little girls.
Barbara Walters admits to an affair with the late Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts.
Mindy McCready confesses to a 10 year affair with legendary baseball star Roger Clemens. Perhaps more significant than the length of the affair is the fact that it began when she was still a teenager. Some reports suggest that the personal relationship—if not the sexual involvement—began as when she was only 15.
Deborah Jane Palfrey, known as the D.C. Madam, committed suicide a day or two ago. That event did not occur, however, before, she revealed that she had a client list of 10,000 to 15,000 prominent people—and their phone numbers.
Already U.S. Senator David Vitter of Louisiana has been identified as one of those clients of her escort service.
Today the Cincinnati Enquirer has as its lead story the revelation that Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has admitted to an affair with a staffer in the midst of accusations from other staffers of sexual harassment and allowing a hostile work environment to exist in the AG’s office. The day the news broke four of Mr. Dann’s staff either resigned or were fired.
Most of these events have occurred in the last few days. And they are only the highest profile cases to which our attention has been called.
DO WE GET THE IDEA THAT THE CLEAVERS DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE?
Sadly we live in such a sexually charged world that revelations like those mentioned don’t shock us like the once did. We have become so desensitized to infidelity and general sexual immorality that stories like these are no more than yawners to us.
Point is that while the secular press is writing and reporting on events like these, the church is strangely silent. The question I have is, “Should that be so?” Of course we know the answer to that.
Yet the answer is not to criticize and condemn those who are already broken and hurting. They already feel the sting of their error. Without question proclaiming forgiveness and restoration to all who come in repentance and faith is in order. That said, I have the haunting feeling that much of the heartache experienced as a result of activities like those being reported by our nation’s media might have been avoided all together if the church had been faithful in proclaiming God’s requirements for personal holiness—marital fidelity—the direction to flee fornication—etc.
We are looking at what Scripture teaches about those very things during our current series on the home. My prayer is that Building Duracell Marriages will provide some spiritual tools to you and yours that will help you experience life at its best in your home Those tools, hopefully, will help you avoid both the frustration that comes from an unsatisfying marriage and the devastation that comes from one that has failed.
Pray much for spiritual victory in the homes of our community—and for those in our Church in particular—and commit to be present for each of the Bible messages May 4-June 15.
See you this coming Lord’s Day with a word from the Word!!!!!!!
Brother Tim
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer resigns as a result of involvement with high-priced D.C. call girls.
New York Lieutenant Governor David Patterson upon replacing Governor Spitzer confesses that both he and his wife have had affairs in the past. In addition he offers that he has used both marijuana and cocaine. His concern was that these indiscretions would be ferreted out by the media who were by this time in the proverbial feeding frenzy. So, he felt it best to confess and get these things out of the way so he could tend to the business of New York without the distraction of not knowing whether / when these matters might be revealed to the public.
Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is being bombarded with criticism of what most feel are inappropriate and unnecessarily sensual photos—some with her father. This child is the star most admired by many of our little girls.
Barbara Walters admits to an affair with the late Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts.
Mindy McCready confesses to a 10 year affair with legendary baseball star Roger Clemens. Perhaps more significant than the length of the affair is the fact that it began when she was still a teenager. Some reports suggest that the personal relationship—if not the sexual involvement—began as when she was only 15.
Deborah Jane Palfrey, known as the D.C. Madam, committed suicide a day or two ago. That event did not occur, however, before, she revealed that she had a client list of 10,000 to 15,000 prominent people—and their phone numbers.
Already U.S. Senator David Vitter of Louisiana has been identified as one of those clients of her escort service.
Today the Cincinnati Enquirer has as its lead story the revelation that Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has admitted to an affair with a staffer in the midst of accusations from other staffers of sexual harassment and allowing a hostile work environment to exist in the AG’s office. The day the news broke four of Mr. Dann’s staff either resigned or were fired.
Most of these events have occurred in the last few days. And they are only the highest profile cases to which our attention has been called.
DO WE GET THE IDEA THAT THE CLEAVERS DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE?
Sadly we live in such a sexually charged world that revelations like those mentioned don’t shock us like the once did. We have become so desensitized to infidelity and general sexual immorality that stories like these are no more than yawners to us.
Point is that while the secular press is writing and reporting on events like these, the church is strangely silent. The question I have is, “Should that be so?” Of course we know the answer to that.
Yet the answer is not to criticize and condemn those who are already broken and hurting. They already feel the sting of their error. Without question proclaiming forgiveness and restoration to all who come in repentance and faith is in order. That said, I have the haunting feeling that much of the heartache experienced as a result of activities like those being reported by our nation’s media might have been avoided all together if the church had been faithful in proclaiming God’s requirements for personal holiness—marital fidelity—the direction to flee fornication—etc.
We are looking at what Scripture teaches about those very things during our current series on the home. My prayer is that Building Duracell Marriages will provide some spiritual tools to you and yours that will help you experience life at its best in your home Those tools, hopefully, will help you avoid both the frustration that comes from an unsatisfying marriage and the devastation that comes from one that has failed.
Pray much for spiritual victory in the homes of our community—and for those in our Church in particular—and commit to be present for each of the Bible messages May 4-June 15.
See you this coming Lord’s Day with a word from the Word!!!!!!!
Brother Tim