Comments on: Searching for a Better God?

By: Sleeve Notes - Searching for a Better God « Sleeve Notes 101

Sleeve Notes - Searching for a Better God « Sleeve Notes 101 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:18:16 +0000

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By: Wade Bradshaw

Wade Bradshaw — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:37:39 +0000

I do not think that I have googled myself for quite some time, but I did want to read briefly in the blogsphere about reactions to SFABG. Thank you zoecarnate for a fair hearing, and most of your assumptions about me (not rocket science) are fairly accurate. Anyway good hunting.
Cordially,
Wade

By: donkeylips

donkeylips — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:57 +0000

I was looking more for you to defend. It is typical emergent though to start a discussion and then walk away when you get bored/you’re confronted with questions that may require you to give a concrete answer based on more than your feelings. We’re definitely fans of conversation and it does take thick skin to stay in those convos at times. We also don’t dodge disagreement, there’s alot of iron sharpening iron going on. What we can’t stand, though is someone advertising their blog, starting a controversial conversation, then walking away.

By: donkeylips

donkeylips — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:17:36 +0000

They are indeed welcome to interact, but the fact remains that you are the one who began the conversation. You weren’t called profoundly stupid, your statement that “Even the revelation of God in Jesus obscures as much as it discloses.” was called, and is, just that. If you think there is some intellectual weight to your argument, then go back and defend it.

By: If anyone wants to weigh in… « zoecarnate

If anyone wants to weigh in… « zoecarnate — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:13:38 +0000

[...] God …there’s a discussion going on over at the Derek Webb discussion boards about Searching for a Better God by Wade Bradshaw. When I brought up why our images of God matter someone weighed in “I hope [...]

By: zoecarnate

zoecarnate — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:08:11 +0000

As opposed to, like, a Reformed John Piper?

Let’s not restrict the interaction to little ‘ol me – anyone who reads this blog is welcome to go over to the Derek Webb discussion board thread on this book.

I was strongly considering not going back after being called ‘profoundly stupid’ right off the bat – it gave me too many flashbacks to my Reformed youth. But I suppose not everyone on the thread was being insulting with those whom they disagreed. So feel free to join me…

By: donkeylips

donkeylips — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:02:08 +0000

Sorry its just a bit annoying when someone walks in, toots his own blog horn, gives his opinion, and walks away, wanting the people to follow him back like a emergent pied piper.

By: zoecarnate

zoecarnate — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:51:58 +0000

What a lovely monicker you have, Donkeylips. While I’d rather have the conversation here, I shall make it to the DW message board asap – since you asked so nicely.

By: donkeylips

donkeylips — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:49:37 +0000

You plan on coming back to finish that convo at Derek Webb or are you going to mystically disappear like a typical emergent?

By: zoecarnate

zoecarnate — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:20:15 +0000

Well there you go!

And here I add to the mythology, saying confidently that he’s PCA. Silly me. Well to my credit, I don’t mention Sufjan in my original post, so hopefully my ignorance will be confined to this here comments section, where only my most beloved readers tread.

But I’ll stick to my guns about AK and Paste.

Thanks for the clarification!

Mike