See, I am coming soon... -- Revelation 22:12 (NRSV)

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Clyde Schmidt was a member of First Lutheran Church. His family had belonged there for four generations. His grandfather was a Lutheran minister. Clyde and his wife, Ida Mae, were pillars at First Lutheran.

Clyde's faith was shaken one day when Ida Mae asked him for a divorce. It had been a difficult year. His lumber business was quite demanding. He had not spent as much time with his wife and children as he had desired. In addition, Clyde's responsibilities as a church council member had increased considerably since the senior pastor had resigned to move to another community. Clyde was under severe stress. When it was revealed that Ida Mae had had an affair with another man, Clyde's stress "went off the charts" as…