An Example to Students?

In recent CNN coverage, an Ivy league professor is now charged and convicted of the murder of his wife.

CNN says: A University of Pennsylvania professor was charged Monday with beating his wife to death in their suburban kitchen after she told friends she planned to divorce him.

And furthermore, Robb was charged with first- and third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, tampering with evidence and lying to authorities.

And here is more devastating news: The couple have a 12-year-old daughter.

Could you imagine this 12-year-old daughter with a father who just beat her mommy to death. The CNN news said,

Ellen Robb's injuries were so extensive they initially thought she was killed with a shotgun blast to the face.

Could you imagine this girl with no mother anymore. Her father is now in prison. She is left with the permanent mark and reputation that she is from the "family whose husband killed his wife."

What kind of example are we setting for our children these days? What will this 12-year-old expect one day out of marriage? Will she ever have a desire to get married? Will she be afraid of men now? Will she be able to trust anyone?

Much less, what kind of mark does this professor leave on his children at the university.

Not only did he destroy his job at the school and lose all respect from his 12-year-old daughter, but he showed his college students that life is worthless. If something goes wrong, then fix it with murder. It's OK.

If there is anything our culture needs to hear, it is the exact opposite. Listen to what the Apostle Paul says:

Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

May we take the example that we are setting by the way that we are living life seriously. Very seriously.