RE: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living)

[ShieldsFamily]

Bill's point is valid IMO in the same way we can often have intensely personal encounters with a stranger sitting next to us on an airplane trip, because we know we will never see each other again.  Therefore there is no threat in being perfectly honest and open.  Have you ever had encounters like that? Like the man who told me that he was thinking of divorcing his wife, and I encouraged him against it. Like the teenaged who was going to visit her mother for the summer and I encouraged her to give her life to the Lord completely. Like the woman going to visit her son and daughter in law who were expecting a baby any day and the same time I was going to see mine for the same reason and we became good friends, and still keep contact. (Woops--we didn't remain anonymous there!)   I think TT offers such anonymity and intimacy at the same time.  We know each other only insofar as we choose to portray and expose ourselves here--knowing that we will most likely never meet most of those to whom we are revealing ourselves.  But unfortunately I don't remember everything I have read about everyone, and often miss some things I'm sure. izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Miller Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:37 AM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On reading/interpreting the Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living)   Bill wrote: > ... I think there is opportunity here to get to know > people better than there is in most of the personal > encounters that we have. This is because there is > far more interaction between us than in most of our > relationships, and this in regards to that which matters > most to us: our personal commitment to Jesus Christ; > hence we do get to "know each other" quite well; > we get to see both the best and the worst of ourselves > here on TT.   This is a very interesting perspective, Bill, and kind of surprising to me. I will be thinking about this some more.  My general perspective is that I know the people on TruthTalk much less than those I know in person. Furthermore, the people on TruthTalk who have never met me, from my perspective, do not know me very well at all.  There is some merit to what you are saying in the sense that sometimes people expose themselves here more than they do in person, but if that extends to a better knowing of somebody... well, I will have to think about that some more.  I certainly do not think that I interact more here than elsewhere.  Anyway, thanks for giving me something to ponder.   Peace be with you. David Miller.   ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man."  (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org   If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed.  If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.