During a season where so many of us are re-constructing, re-evaluating, re-thinking, and simply re-membering ourselves to Christ, to the Church, to one another; it is refreshing to hear that 'we' in church leadership are not the only ones feeling the tension of belief, contending, and remaining as faithful to the Faith, as we know how to. Thanks again Scott. Brilliant piece!
The candor is fantastically relatable, which is why this is a crowd pleaser. But through all the confession and acknowledgement of sin, Mr. Hays never expresses significant desire to be sanctified and removed from those behaviors. He simply accepts that they are fruits of this fallen world.
I love the tone and the dedication to apologetics and the reality of God. But as someone who has struggled/s with many of the behaviors, Mr. Hays should know that giving it up to Jesus and expecting a process of sanctification is far better than accepting drunkenness or a wandering eye. God bless him and you, Rev. Sauls. Thank you for sharing.
You would be happy to know that Jeff lives a meaningful, other-centered, healthy, faith-filled life and spends his days days helping others do the same.
I shared this with my Authentic Manhood group that I lead at church. Thank you for the words and the perspective.
Well said.
This is great, thank you for sharing.
During a season where so many of us are re-constructing, re-evaluating, re-thinking, and simply re-membering ourselves to Christ, to the Church, to one another; it is refreshing to hear that 'we' in church leadership are not the only ones feeling the tension of belief, contending, and remaining as faithful to the Faith, as we know how to. Thanks again Scott. Brilliant piece!
This is a great essay. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome!
Thank you for sharing his essay. His humility, candor and insight resonates.
The candor is fantastically relatable, which is why this is a crowd pleaser. But through all the confession and acknowledgement of sin, Mr. Hays never expresses significant desire to be sanctified and removed from those behaviors. He simply accepts that they are fruits of this fallen world.
I love the tone and the dedication to apologetics and the reality of God. But as someone who has struggled/s with many of the behaviors, Mr. Hays should know that giving it up to Jesus and expecting a process of sanctification is far better than accepting drunkenness or a wandering eye. God bless him and you, Rev. Sauls. Thank you for sharing.
You would be happy to know that Jeff lives a meaningful, other-centered, healthy, faith-filled life and spends his days days helping others do the same.
well said, thank you for sharing this post.
I’m sure I’m not the only guy here thinking, “Yep, that’s me.” Thanks for sharing.