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Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly
Like many of you, my heart has been broken to see the Southern Baptist Convention all over the news the past few weeks regarding the sexual abuse investigation. While it hurts me to see the denomination painted in such a negative light, it pains me even more to think of the abuse and suffering that has been allowed to go on for so long.
Have mercy on those who doubt
Over the past few years, as churches and the names of leaders and Christian organizations have been strewn across news headlines fraught with scandal, many people are doubting their faith or rejecting it altogether. For some, they are questioning the veracity of Christianity for the first time, wondering if it is right or good, wondering if it is simply a set of ancient (irrelevant) moral principles enforced by power-mongering hypocrites. Honestly, they are right to wonder.