The other day, someone shared this link to a PW article. Can you imagine sexual harassment at a Christian Writers’ Conference? I’d imagine that when you have a large group, this happens, no matter if it’s secular or Christian. I know at my church, we didn’t have a pastor for two years. Our pastor had had an affair and was removed from the pulpit. It took awhile for us to get a new pastor.
Regarding the men mentioned in the article, I did interact with 2 of them at conferences. I didn’t notice any lewd behavior. I’ve been going to conferences for several years and never noticed a thing. Part of it could be that I’m so focused – at the time, I was pursuing contracts from publishing houses! I may have been so focused that I just didn’t notice. Or, perhaps, I just wasn’t around when sexual innuendos and such were said.
The article reminded me of David and Bathsheba.
2 Samuel 11:26-27
26 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord.
David lost the male child that Bathsheba had birthed. So, so, sad.
The men in the article have repented and that’s what’s important. None of us are perfect and we all have sinned. We need to repent and ask the Lord for forgiveness whenever we do something displeasing to God.
Matthew 4:17
17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”