- Brothers, join us for the Men’s Breakfast, this Saturday at 8:00 am. I encourage younger men to leave the kids with wives and come. This is, in part, for their sake. The topic will be the Ashley Madison hack. Ed Stetzer, a mentor to ministers and elders, suspects that about 400 men were forced to resign their positions in churches last Sunday, once the Ashley Madison list was made available on the web. There’s plenty to think about here. We’ll stay at our tables and discuss in small groups. (If you don’t know what this is all about, a quick search under “news” on the web will give you plenty of hits.)
- Well-known pastor and blogger Tim Challies offered his wife a guest column on his blog. Among other things, she said this. You’ll want to read to the last quote: “I have fought to understand the struggle men face. I have fought to have compassion. I have encouraged wives to extend forgiveness, to willingly and joyfully give themselves to their husbands. But you know what? I just don’t know how I can keep doing it. Not when so many husbands are deceptively defiling the marriage bed. Not when so many young, single men are recklessly defiling the future marriage bed. Not when so many men seem just plain unwilling to change. Men, you are supposed to be modeling holiness before the world (Titus 2:6-8). You are supposed to be cherishing your wives as Christ cherishes his church (Ephesians 5:25). You are supposed to be abstaining from all sexual immorality (1 Thessalonians 4:3). You are supposed to be fleeing youthful passions (2 Timothy2:22). Why are so many of you failing at these basic tasks? Is it really that difficult? You would almost think that this one sin is beyond the power of the Holy Spirit.”
- I’ll make some brief comments to us as a group, then give you questions that (Lord willing) will permit you to drill down at your tables. Looking forward to seeing you.