Let’s tone it down. A pastor’s life is full of everyday stress to be “perfect”. To quote an old Indian proverb: “Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins.” To quote Jesus: “Do not judge lest you be judged”. I don’t condone this man’s behavior, but I certainly understand reaching a breaking point. My old pastor used to talk about stuff like this. You spend your whole life preaching and teaching being “good”. After a few times of feeling like “no good deed goes unpunished” you sometimes come to a place to where you say: “I’m tired of being good. What has it gotten me? I want to be BAD ... just for a while.” Fighting the good fight is a FIGHT. Daily. Maybe we should offer to pray for this guy, his family and his flock.
Tone it down?