(This entire thread is still in the meta of Joshua's blog; I've reformatted it a bit since I can, but the text is unchanged, other than using Joshua's full name, which he seems to be using now.)
Thanks for the time in writing a response, Joshua. There’s a lot I could say to clarify what I meant or refute what I disagree with in what you wrote, but I think you’ve done a good job finding the core bone of contention between how we teach/think/believe: pragmatism within the church. I’ll stick to that; the rest (e.g. changing methodology over time or culture), however important, is secondary, and largely an application of the central issue. And I’m sorry this is still long; I’m too tired to effectively edit it down.
