Forever Young

I know very little of this situation but I was moved close to tears when I read of the suicide of Acts 29 network church planter Thomas Young of The Sanctuary Fellowship in Texas.

Wisely, some factual information has been released publicly:

The Sanctuary has posted updates at their website:

• A marital dispute arose between Thomas and his wife.
• Thomas made a bad choice in how he sought to settle it, and during the dispute, took his own life.
• He was life-flighted to the hospital, but did not survive.
• His wife and three children are with friends, family and church leadership, loving and supporting each other.
• the funeral will be Thursday, December 3.

Please pray for your pastors. There is a right expectation of high standards of our leaders but our pastors are sheep before they are shepherds and sometimes our hearts break. We are to be men, yet children of God. We are to be strong, yet demonstrate our Christ-dependence that flows from our weakness. We are to be morally upright, but without pretense of perfection. We are to lead the charge, yet always run to our Father’s arms.

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