Really quick.  Getting ready for my flight back to MN.

Check this out, Tom.

Why don't we both just get the Payton book, read it, and then do a thread on it. It looks like the Payton book may really be helpful. And if this is a chance for you and I to get some more common ground, I say let's do it.

Besides, I think we BOTH need that $5 from Bruce! (You betta not back out, bud! )

POW: I put a heck of a lot more into that post than you responded for.

Tom: I put a lot into my post too, and came away still not knowing what you think is unbiblical about my view. And when you say that was a while ago and don't feel like going back through past posts to find out what you meant, I'm not very encouraged to pick back through those posts and report the relevant parts for you. You must have SOMETHING specific in mind when you say about somebody's view “That’s unbiblical,” unless my view makes you FEEL something you don’t like and you just attribute that effect to my being unbiblical. I don’t know. Maybe you feel you answered me. I don’t see it. So I’ll leave it at that. I don't know what else to say. We've been reposting the SAME comments for at least three months now.

You think I stereotype Dwayne. I’ll just say this to everybody here --- I understand Dwayne on this stuff better than anybody on this board, you included. If Dwayne wants to disagree and say who he thinks understands him better than me, I'm all ears. But I'm not 'stereotyping' him, I'm objecting to his view. That's all. I don't think you understand what the issues are between us and how D and I really disagree over them--substantively, not stereotypically.

I don’t have the time to say more. Sorry Bro.

Tom

Post Edited (Tom) : 6/16/2008 12:22:00 PM (GMT-5)

Brother Tom,

I understand that you don't have time. I imagine things are rushed, and things that actually matter push themselves ahead of this--which does not matter for you. What did matter was to say what you did after I indicated that I had shared all that I could: You did not like that I couldn't do more. Honestly, Tom, I could not do more.

And I am considerate enough to understand that you would not be interested in my whole post. But what will--sadly--be lost to this moment is how you could have drag-and-dropped one or two things that I did write (Did you acknowledge any of it?), because THEN we might pick up on parts of this later. Even if you did not comment, it could have been a bookmark of sorts for all the rest of us to pick up.

Do you think I would have written any of it if I didn't hope you would do that much?

Go in peace, and work for piece.

Bruce (who appreciates the protection we benefit from--thanks)

Post Edited (PotOnWheel) : 6/16/2008 9:53:47 PM (GMT-5)