After sending in our last complaint to the Session regarding their having delayed the trial for 10 months, we received a letter from them saying that the trial will resume on July 18, 2006.

Interestingly, while they’ve chosen to resume the trial, they also rejected our complaint about the delay of a trial. When questioned on this, the Clerk of Session replied that resuming the trial was the answer to the complaint. We complained about the delay, therefore, they ended the delay. However, this doesn’t really solve the problem. Our complaint said that the delay was fundamentally problematic. If I was beating my wife, and was reprimanded on that, it’s not sufficient to me to simply state, “Well, I stopped beating her… isn’t that enough?”

Anyway, that’s a different issue, and one the Presbytery will have to deal with. Right now, we’re focusing on the trial, and continue to ask your prayers regarding this situation, and our church and the Philadelphia Metro West Presbytery.