Critique 4: do serving and affirming equal the same thing?
Addressing the fear that showing a priest washing a gay man's feet affirms his behavior, the hosts ask where Scripture teaches that serving someone affirms every sin in their life. They note Jesus served the woman caught in adultery before saying 'go and sin no more,' and that the minor prophets' dominant critique of God's people is misuse of wealth and disregard of the poor — a sin the Western church practices while policing other people's.
More on Sin
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Do accountability partners actually work?
- Do accountability partners actually do anything?
Mike raises his accountability-partners question: the standard dude-circle advice to get a buddy to hold you accountable for Bible reading, porn, church attendance, and drinking.
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Dear LFTP: the kleptomaniac
- How can a kleptomaniac stop stealing when she cannot tell anyone?
A 50-year-old married woman confesses she cannot stop stealing shoes, makeup, and jewelry, and cannot tell anyone.
From No. 563 · Raptors and Heifers
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Dear LFTP: should we tell Julia about the affair?
- Our friend is having an affair with our best friend's husband — should we tell her?
A listener letter: their friend Carrie revealed she has been having an affair with her best friend Julia's husband for years; their kids are best friends and take family vacations together.
From No. 545 · By Invitation Only
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Dear LFTP: husband talks filthy to other women
- What should a wife do about her husband's filthy talk toward other women?
A letter-writer describes a husband who makes lewd comments and asks sexual questions of other women and says she ruined his fun when confronted.
From No. 505 · Because of Fussy and Fuzzy