Hey everyone...I need to issue an apology to everyone here. Last friday I decided to extend a little humor in honor of April Fools Day. I did not intend to offend anyone, or to do something that was disrespectful to the people who run this site. I only wanted to give everyone a chuckle.A few people understood this right off the bat, and got the humor behind it. Some did not. Greg posted a portion of the board rules, and explained why he felt the joke was in bad taste. Some may not agree with him, but that does not matter. The fact is, these are [b]his[/b] rules, and as such they are subject to his interpretation of them. He understands the spirit behind his rules, even tho some may not.So... to everyone who was offended by the joke, and to Greg who obviously was quite upset at me about it... I apologize and ask your forgiveness.Greg wishes that this board be used for the discussion of scripture and revival... including the area called [b]Lounge[/b] which is described as "Talk about anything underneath the sun! Use this section to discuss and share things that really don't fit in the other sections of the forum."I will respect him on this, and I hope everyone here does as well.Lest anyone think that I will temper my posts concerning doctrines or scripture... dont get excited. That wont happen. But I will continue to treat everyone with respect even when there is sharp disagreement.Krispy
It's been brought to my attention thru PM that my apology seems to be less than sincere since I quote the description of the Lounge in a manner that the PM'er felt was being used to justify my joke.Please note that I am not apologizing for misunderstanding what seems to be a rather subjective description. However, now that Greg's intention for the lounge has been clarified, we should all agree to respect that.What I [b]am[/b] apologizing for is offending some people with my using this website to post a joke thread... I did not intent to offend anyone, and certainly did not anticipate it causing offense. So I ask forgiveness from those who I did offend.Krispy
Again thanks brother...And perhaps for different reasons altogether. Had mixed feelings to be honest about that particular post. Of course I 'got it' though for a brief second did entertain the thought that maybe you had joined a cult... ;-) It's tricky sometimes around here. On the one hand there are times when it seems we take ourselves far to seriously and others when it borders on the flippant. Intentions and timing don't always go hand in hand. Without overstating it or standing in his stead to look at things from Greg's perspective I do understand his concerns. Have no illusions whatsoever that the Lord raised up this man and put it into his heart to birth this noble and needy ministry [i]for just a time as this[/i]. To unearth what seemed to be practically on par with finding the dead sea scrolls in my estimation all these blessed and mostly dead men to speak once again to this generation. The difference in thought compared to what is now so much 'preached' in our day... One would think that we were almost a different religion altogether, but it is still the same message, as been stated before "normal Christianity", what we have now...Back to the point, now that Greg is not able to be as involved to the extent that he once was due to the course of study that the Lord has him pursuing, it falls to us all to help maintain the heart and unity of spirit if I may, that has been so prevalent here and that I might add set's us a bit apart form a lot of the normal fare. Not better than nor that we hold some corner on the truth, but that the tendencies of some of these types of gatherings sadly dissolve into infighting, snipping, controversies etc. etc.
Greg wishes that this board be used for the discussion of scripture and revival... including the area called Lounge which is described as "Talk about anything underneath the sun! Use this section to discuss and share things that really don't fit in the other sections of the forum."
_________________Mike Balog
Mike... wish i could write as eloquently as you!
Have no illusions whatsoever that the Lord raised up this man and put it into his heart to birth this noble and needy ministry for just a time as this.
it falls to us all to help maintain the heart and unity of spirit if I may, that has been so prevalent here and that I might add set's us a bit apart form a lot of the normal fare.
Intentions and timing don't always go hand in hand.
Had mixed feelings to be honest about that particular post. Of course I 'got it' though for a brief second did entertain the thought that maybe you had joined a cult...
Just out the door and ...
Yea... I reckon a joke on April Fools Day was bad timing