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Article Title:	Why Do Christian Ministers Fail?
Author of reported comment:	Rachel
Comment Date:	14:09 on Aug 25 2008
Comment:	I have read all of the current blogs on this web site so far... Some thoughts that have stuck out to me: This must be affecting some people more than others - Those whom were closest to Mike, those whom these events remind them of their own personal life events. - therefore people's reactions will be different based on these factors and the only contribution one person can ever give is from his/her own PERSONAL viewpoint. - No one can give an ultimate opinion. - Everything is coloured by the individual. Therefore, it is my intention to take everything I read or hear about this situation as one small, coloured part of the bigger picture. (Including: blogs, interviews, newspaper articles, conversations with friends/leaders/relatives) So far, some of my personal opinions are: Love the sinner, hate the sin - The deception was abhorrent and there is no justifying it. But that is why God is so good - The worse the action, the more we see God's grace. God does good things through people despite the bad things they do - When I was younger someone close to me completely betrayed my trust and if I just looked at that ONE action I would find it very hard to have any good opinion of him. But when I look at his life story, there is no denying the good God has done through him - Same for Mike. Judgement is reserved for God AND those who have been put in authority over us: I am in no position to judge Mike but there are people who are - His leaders. - And as far as I have read so far, they seem to be doing exactly that. He has been suspended from his pasturing position, his father is getting him psychiatric help, and I am absolutely positive that there will be more follow up involved from the leadership in the ACC. Hope this blog is useful for those out there (like me) who are trying to figure out where they stand and what they think

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