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In Matthew 5:28 Jesus says “ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” I think that Jesus has just called us all adulterers. Jesus was a very provocative teacher. He challenged the statuesque. Issues of sexuality are typically not enjoyable topics espcially within the Church. Sexually has the potential for trust, life, commitment, sharing, caring and at the same time it has the potential for violence, shame, aggression, hatred and death. Some of the cruelest acts that human beings are capable of doing to other human beings are often sexual in nature. American society struggles with issues of sexuality often because we have come to believe that there is a separation between our physical bodies and our spiritual selves. We are all more Platonist then we realize. I would suggest that sexuality is deeply spiritual just like everything is spiritual. When we attempt to separate body and spirit then we often end livin...

The Seven Deadly Sins   If you don’t know what the seven deadly sins are then here is the list . . . Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Envy Wrath Pride Turn on the TV.   Watch just about any movie. Pay attention to your own life and you will see Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Envy, Wrath and Pride. It can sometimes be difficult to talk about sin in general and it can get a little more complex within a Church setting. Within the Church some have abused others by using the word sin to heap on shame, fear and guilt. The word has even been used to threaten and manipulate people within the Church. Adding to these complexities there is often a silent assumption that when the word sin is used, in Church or elsewhere, everybody has the same understanding as to what that word means. Thus the word sin has been abused by some and is probably confusing for others. So does that mean that we should just throw the word out?   No Yet we need to recognize that talking ...