After the 167th gloating post from Chloe, the lead singer of our church choir, I decided it was time to end the fraud being perpetrated in the name of God. On the phone, the lawyer who specialized in nonprofit fraud sounded grave. “Ms. Reyes, are you certain you want to accuse your husband, the star pastor David Reyes, of embezzling charitable donations at the church board meeting in two weeks?” I clutched the cross at my chest and managed two words. “I’m certain.” The moment I hung up, my phone screen lit up. It was a new post from Chloe. *David brought me to Colorado for a spiritual retreat. Thank the Lord for His gifts. #blessed* In the photo, my husband was smiling broadly, a luxurious vacation cabin framed behind him. What he had told me was that he was going to preach in an impoverished region of Mexico. I laughed at my own foolishness and didn’t reply. Calmly, I screenshotted the post, attached the fake Mexico itinerary he had fabricated, a......
