Reading the latest two posts by Thabiti, which you may find here and here, I am more convinced than ever that he is a gracious Christian gentleman. I continue to be privileged to be in a discussion with a man of his caliber, and I trust this post of mine will move us farther into …
A Theology of Apology
Life in community is hard, and life in large community is even harder. When we have angered someone we didn’t want to anger, or hurt someone we ought not to have hurt, we should be eager to put it right, and we should act like we are eager to put it right (Prov. 15:1). When …
Harder Than It Looks
In his next to last post in this exchange, Thabiti said some things that were no fun for him to say, and I appreciated him saying them to me anyway. I appreciate it as much as I appreciated the things we agreed on. He says, “I pray this post has made even incremental progress to …
A Good Luck Wave Won’t Cut It
As Thabiti did with mine, I would like to respond to some elements in his most recent post, and I will try to do so without getting us lost in the weeds. Every exchange in this series has been a gift from God, and I continue to thank God that Thabiti’s interaction with me has …
With Jello in My Hair
I would like to welcome Thabiti back to our discussion. I understand he was on the road, and you can’t always keep up the back and forth when you are traveling back and forth. We have both expressed our appreciation for how the discussion has fared thus far, but given the volatility of the topic …
Resisting the Slavers
An issue has come up in the comments of both Thabiti’s blog and mine that I thought I should address quickly, at least if I can. I have written and spoken on this in other settings, but it appears that a few folks think it is somewhat relevant to this discussion. That is the question …
Water is Thicker Than Blood
Thabiti has not only been a faithful and charitable interlocutor, he is also a formidable one. I thank God for him. Again, let me begin with a summary of his most recent contribution. This is my understanding of his most recent post. Thabiti believes that many of my different issues are more easily distinguishable than …
Adoni-bezek’s Thumbs and Toes
My ongoing thanks to Thabiti for his gracious and intelligent disagreements with what I have written on this subject of race and slavery. He says that he has been delighted to see the Lord’s blessing on the exchanges, and I have to say I share in that delight. Thabiti has been grateful for the charitable …
Next Installment
Thabiti has very graciously continued our conversation, and so I refer you to his latest, which is here. I have written most of my response, but will probably not be able to finish it until the morning. It has been kind of a circus maximus day, and so thanks for your patience.
Love Is Never Later
Thabiti’s most recent post is really very good. I want to begin by mentioning again how pleased I am to able to discuss this issue with him, and in this way. Not only am I pleased with his charitable disposition, and his fair-mindedness in understanding views that are not his own, I am also excited …