Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit was convicted today to serve up to 5 years in prison (likely only 14 months). He was convicted because he lied under oath, he was a bad husband, and he stole money from real people in real poverty. Then he hid money thinking he could trick the court so he wouldn’t have to pay it back. One thing Kwame missed was that his sin had consequences that hurt real people. It’s difficult to speculate why, but I wonder if we could actually learn from this life that was so isolated from reality he apologized for “whatever I did.” He grievously hurt people because he sinned, and he’s the only one who doesn’t know. Detroit needs men and women of God who see sin as a big deal.
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