It is interesting to note that secular approaches have embraced an approach to confrontation that mirrors church discipline. It is technically called intervention. In essence it says that we can no longer wait for people to destroy themselves and others. They must be presented with the facts about their problem. They are out of touch with reality and need others to present it to them. Furthermore, this is best done by a group of people who deeply love the substance abuser. Curiously, intervention is hailed as one of the most significant advances in drug treatment. Yet church discipline is the original and intervention the imitator.
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#1 · September 16, 1999, 8:18 am

Posted by: clean-hewmor <clean-hewmor@...>

Steve, Bob and Jeff are working on a very high scaffolding. Suddenly,
Steve falls off. He is killed instantaneously. After the ambulance leaves
with Steve's body, Bob and Jeff realize they'll have to inform his wife.

Bob says he's good at this sort of sensitive stuff, so he volunteers to do
the job.

After two hours he returns, carrying a box of Pop Tarts. "So did you tell
her?" asks Jeff. "Yep", replies Bob. "Say, where did you get the Pop Tarts?"

Bob informs Jeff. "She gave them to me."

"WHAT??" exclaims Jeff, "you just told her her husband died and she gave
you Pop Tarts??"

"Sure," Bob says. "WHY?" asks Jeff. "Well," Bob continues, "when she
answered the door, I asked her, 'are you Steve's widow?' 'Widow?', she
said, 'no, no, you're mistaken, I'm not a widow!' So I said: "I'll bet you
a box of Pop Tarts you ARE!'"

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