Maybe this is why there is a four post limit? The moderators have been gracious to us by allowing some extras but maybe this was the original intent that we use our time and post limits wisely in that we give our best when we answer a brother or sister in Christ. If we don't have time to thoroughly answer a question maybe we need to hold off and work on our answer before hitting the send button. "and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness;" Harry --- On Mon, 6/23/08, Carlo Rose <rosec007@...> wrote: > From: Carlo Rose <rosec007@...> > Subject: [soundofgrace] NCT and Psalm 119 > To: "SOG" <soundofgrace@...> > Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 11:13 PM > In my opinion, it would helpful and more edifying to the > discussion forum if you all can take your complaints and > criticisms about Chad's chadism's off the > discussion forum or just accept him for who he is. > Sometimes people are not able to give the responses in the > detail that we all want when we want it sometimes, because > we're responding at work during break or lunch or what > have you. No one is required to answer direct questions in > the time frames and detail that the questioner is asking. > Some people are busy with families and many commitments > with church. My guess is that if all were required to give > the detail answer that many wanted, some would only have > time to answer one question per week and probably only > during the weekend. > > I would be lying if I said there wasn't anything that > Chad did or others for that matter that didn't annoy me > and sometimes I do respond in kind with one liners to him > like, "I disagree" or recently, "Yes, I did > read it." I know there are many things that tick you > all off about what I do. Welcome to the sinful world. > Unless there is verbal abuse which I don't see any from > him, let's model mature Christianity more and accept > each other for the imperfect Christians we are. (I'm > not saying that Chad or any of you are imperfect > Christians). :=) > > In my opinion, the moderators are pretty good at catching > things when things get too far. Let's model their > forbearance. Usually, no news from them, is good news. > That doesn't mean everyone is behaving exactly as they > should, but it hasn't reached the level where something > needs to be said. > > Carlo > > > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace