the reluctant pioneer

What we're hearing about some of the men called to be our shepherds sounds diabolically disgusting. While a particular kind of rot is making headlines, I am convinced those sins are a gross manifestation of widespread denial of sin-as-sin, particularly in the realm of sexual ethics and morality, that has blinded most of our Church. Fortunately, that's not the end of the story and while I don't know when we'll get there, I can tell you what the Lord has been saying to  me  in this season. In late June, I had a pivotal conversation with a friend, and during that conversation I had an image flash through my mind: an eagle-eye vision of the world and an accompanying feeling that we have an urgent mission to be prayer warriors for the Church . In the weeks following this conversation, I asked the Lord what he wanted me to do; I don't struggle in this area, I don't have a public platform to speak for change, and offering up diapers and laundry and t