Let the Healing Begin
The Ted Haggard debacle has come to an end. Not really, but it is the beginning of the end. Having admitted to sexual immorality, he has been relieved of his role as pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. He previously vacated his position as president of the National Association of Evangelicals.
Fortunately for Ted and his family he is being offered great support as Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Jack Hayford and Pastor Tommy Barnett have agreed to assist in his reconciliation, recovery and ultimate restoration to the Body of Christ. These men are highly respected in the Christian community and have a lot of experience helping people in spiritual crisis.
Oh how I had wished that the allegations weren't true, but I would suspect that all of us have our dark side and secrets we don't want exposed. To those who would accuse Ted of hypocrisy, let me remind you that he is no more hypocritical than those of us who stand in church on Sunday morning with hands outstretched while singing "I Surrender All" or "You are My Everything."
His preaching on Sunday mornings was true and he believed it. The fact that he had trouble living up to it doesn't make these truths any less true. He will suffer the consequences of his choices, but he and his family are deserving of our prayers and support. We are not an army that shoots its wounded as we have so often been accused.
You can send a word of encouragement or support to thaggard@newlifechurch.org. Let the healing begin. And remember we serve Christ. He is the one who died for our sins. Not Haggard, Dobson, Falwell, Robertson, or Rivera. We are simply men with feet of clay having been given the most difficult assignment on earth; preaching and teaching the truth while at the same time being wholly conscious of our inability to live up to all of it.
Fortunately for Ted and his family he is being offered great support as Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Jack Hayford and Pastor Tommy Barnett have agreed to assist in his reconciliation, recovery and ultimate restoration to the Body of Christ. These men are highly respected in the Christian community and have a lot of experience helping people in spiritual crisis.
Oh how I had wished that the allegations weren't true, but I would suspect that all of us have our dark side and secrets we don't want exposed. To those who would accuse Ted of hypocrisy, let me remind you that he is no more hypocritical than those of us who stand in church on Sunday morning with hands outstretched while singing "I Surrender All" or "You are My Everything."
His preaching on Sunday mornings was true and he believed it. The fact that he had trouble living up to it doesn't make these truths any less true. He will suffer the consequences of his choices, but he and his family are deserving of our prayers and support. We are not an army that shoots its wounded as we have so often been accused.
You can send a word of encouragement or support to thaggard@newlifechurch.org. Let the healing begin. And remember we serve Christ. He is the one who died for our sins. Not Haggard, Dobson, Falwell, Robertson, or Rivera. We are simply men with feet of clay having been given the most difficult assignment on earth; preaching and teaching the truth while at the same time being wholly conscious of our inability to live up to all of it.
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