Sexual Sin

Robin Rinaldi wanted kids. Her husband, Scott, did not. The impasse in their 18-year-old marriage led to an interesting “solution.” They would trade monogamy for an “open” relationship in order to save it.

What could possibly go wrong?

Ask church people about their image in the community and they’re likely to reference “hospitals for the sick” or “lighthouses for lost.” Let’s face it; that’s how we like to see ourselves.

But one prostitute in Chicago has a completely different take on Christians and the Church.

Let me ask you a question. If you were in Jesus’ position, contemplating coming to Earth to save people from their sins, and could pick your ancestry, who would you choose? Kings and queens? Military heroes? Famous rabbis?

Well…that’s not exactly how Jesus did it.

Overcoming sin is never an easy task. But overcoming public sin is even more strenuous…especially if you profess to a Christ-follower. By God’s grace, some are able to move beyond their shortcomings. But for others, their sin leads to their downfall.

For Matthew Jarrell, his sin led all the way to his death.

By 1872, Henry Ward Beecher was one of the most popular and respected clergymen in the nation. For 25 years he had been the pastor of the large and successful Plymouth Congregational Church in Brooklyn.

But his relationship with one woman would change all that.

Across the last decade, FOX’s American Idol has produced some awesome musical talent, like David Cook, and also some hilarious personalities, like William Hung. Without a doubt, American Idol has played a significant role in shaping the culture of our country.

And in 2009, the show produced one of the biggest names in entertainment: Adam Lambert.

In the hot August sun of 2009 in the small town of Centreville, Virginia, a man stood at the corner of Leesburg Pike and Tysons Corner with a hand-lettered sandwich board around his neck. It read simply, “I cheated. This is my punishment.”