“It is written: ‘As surely as I live’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.’ So then, each one of us will give an account of himself to God.” (Romans 14:11-12, NIV, CR Bible) Over the last several weeks, circumstances in my life have caused me to think a lot about accountability. I have faced many situations recently in which the presence or absence of accountability was a major determining factor in how the situation was settled. One such occasion happened a couple of weeks ago when due to a professional obligation, I found myself with lots of free time in a place where I used to engage in same-sex sexual activity. To be honest, I did not even think about it until after I had been there for several hours legitimately carrying out my professional duties. However, there came a time in the day that I found myself with a two-hour span of time with nothing to do. That is when the thoughts of my past activi...