The last in a series of 11 different preachers spanning 14 weeks through Pastor Brent’s sabbatical, New Life welcomes Carlton Harris, acting president of the EFCA. Drawing on his 46 years as a husband, father, grandfather, and church leader, Carlton offers fatherly wisdom from a shepherd’s heart through Psalm 51. After a personal introduction, Carlton welcomes back Pastor Brent and admonishes the congregation to give the Kompeliens space to ramp back up into the inevitable stresses of church ministry. As he opens Psalm 51, Carlton asks a very personal question: “What is the most terrible thing you have ever done?” He then encourages listeners to read 2 Sam. 11-12 for historical background on this psalm. Written in four stanzas, Ps. 51 features multiple words for sin; multiple pleas for mercy; and a reminder that all sin is ultimately rebellion against God. The end result of all repentance is restoration, and Carlton offers a key statement: “No one is so holy that he or she can’t fall, nor so fallen that he or she can’t be forgiven.” God’s heart is for the repentant believer, and Carlton ends by leading a responsive reading with excerpts from Ps. 32.