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Friday, June 10, 2005
Daniel is Funny Daniel Miller adds his thoughts to the Emergent Response to Criticism and they are very funny. I will add that I'm friends with all but a couple of the folks who wrote the response and I am deeply appreciative of their hard work in this kind of stuff. It's also a sign of a healthy person to be able to laugh at yourself. Link Here's and excerpt: Emergent Doc: We continue to be amazed by the enthusiastic interest in the work of emergent, a conversation and friendship of which we are a small part. Daniel's Interpretation: Get-in-paid! This job is better than white-collar! Somebody pinch us! We're practically rockstars! Emergent This conversation is bringing together a wide range of committed Christians and those exploring the Christian faith in wonderful ways, and many of us sense that God is at work among us. Daniel Interpretation: You can't argue with us when we say we "sense that God is at work among us." Go ahead, say "No it's not!" "Yes it is!" See? E:It is our hope and prayer that even our disagreements can bring us together in respectful dialogue as Christians, resulting in growth for all concerned. D: If you can't stay cool, you can hardly call yourself a Christian, dude! E: First, we wish to say thanks to our critics for their honest feedback on our books, articles, speeches, blogs, events, and churches. We readily acknowledge that like all human endeavors, our work, even at its best, is still flawed and partial, and at its worst, deserves critique. We are grateful to those who help us see things we may not have seen without the benefit of their perspective. We welcome their input. D: You hurt our feelings but we're bigger than that. E:Second, we have much to learn from every criticism -- whether it is fair or unfair, kindly or unkindly articulated. D:Ya'll were jerks. You hurt our feelings. E: We pray for the humility to receive all critique with thoughtful consideration. Where we think we have been unfairly treated, we hope not to react defensively or to respond in kind, and where we have been helpfully corrected, we will move forward with gratitude to our critics for their instruction and correction. D: We want to tear you new kegholes, but we're bigger than that. E: We especially thank those who seek to help us through cordial, respectful, face-to-face, brotherly/sisterly dialogue. D: Nobody did this, you assholes. E: As we have always said, we hope to stimulate constructive conversation, which involves point and counterpoint, honest speaking and open-minded listening. As a sign of good faith in this regard, we have invited and included the voices of our critics in some of our books, and as far as we know, have always treated these conversation partners with respect. We have also attempted to make personal contact with our critics for Christian dialogue. Even though most of these invitations have not been accepted, we hope that the friendly gesture is appreciated. D: We're bigger than you are. And much, much more intelligent, thoughtful, kind people. And the fact that you won't talk to us or at least go tit-for-tat with us proves that we're right. E: Third, we regretfully acknowledge that in our thought, writing, and speech, we have at times been less charitable or wise than we wish we would have been. D: We've been assholes too, but we're past that now.
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Jimmy Doyle is a dad, husband,
teacher, friend, and other things. Currently he's just trying to figure out what it means to follow Christ and be in community with others. He enjoys having conversations with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
Stephen Zedler has a wife and three kids who he loves very much. He has been called by God to study and teach history, particularly U.S.
history. He also believes that God has called him to reform the way children are educated in America.