Too Close To Home

My wife and I saw Thursday night on the Lexington news that a local church youth group leader was arrested for seeking out sexual relationships with minors over the internet. We were saddened by this.
Well, the next day, I found out that I know the accused's father. His dad is by far one of the nicest guys I have ever met. The result of knowing the father made me shift my thoughts quite a bit. The short of it is this: If you are a Christian, your actions matter. You represent your family, church, the Christian population and our God.
Satan would have you believe that your sins are between you and God. The young man that was arrested will be spending some time in jail, and will live with some embarrassment. But the repercussions extend out to countless others. It's scary to think what an impact (negative or otherwise) that you may be able to create on so many others with your keyboard sitting alone at home in the dark.

Comments on Comments

I saw a post on someone else's blog that discussed the joys of blogging. One of the great joys that comes with blogging is having someone read your blog and make a comment on it. Even if the comment is, "I agree with that", it is great to get feedback.
The purpose of this blog from the outset was to function as a forum for followers of Christ. So far, however, it appears to have functioned primarily as a soap box for one voice, mine.
I really desire having your comments regardless of what they may say.
This would be a good discussion point: Do you ever comment? Why or why not? If you have a blog, how important are comments to you?
So, let's hear it. Hit the comment button.

GFA - Worth Checking Out

Back in June, I made mention of Gospel for Asia, and since that time, have received my free book from them and have read about 3/4 of it so far.
Listen to me. Regardless of your spiritual state, regardless of your views on world missions, regardless of how wise or unwise you think you are, it is worth your 5 minutes to receive this book. If you do nothing but read the first 2 chapters, it would be worth it to you.
I have never had any interest whatsoever regarding world missions. If you would have asked me to name the top 5 most boring church services I've ever attended, at least 3 of them involved listening to someone's slide show or other presentation of some missionaries. I am serious.
The author of this book, however, has got it right. His approach is right on, and I am energized to support him. Not just that, reading his book has energized me spiritually period. Its about paradigms. I think mine has shifted....in a good way.
Do yourself a favor, check it out.