Pastor Prays for Wisdom Amid ‘Heartbreak’
Crossroads Church spokesperson Erin Caproni told ChurchLeaders that the email from Pastor Brian Tome “serves as our statement at this time.”
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Tome said he and church staffers “are grieved over this and are doing some processing and prayer of our own.” He added, “Bad and sinful choices should never be concealed but brought into the light. Confession brings healing (James 5:16). Concealment only brings darkness.”
Tome concluded:
Sin is a real and destructive force which deludes us as to its heinous nature. Jesus says the thief wants to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). This is a good time for all of us to double down on having our hearts right before God, practicing repentance and serving others with a full and clean heart which only Jesus offers. Let’s pray for God’s faithfulness and wisdom in the midst of our heartbreak.
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