Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Academics

[Blaine Borrowman]

Blaine:  Who is John Smithson?  He sure seems to be on top of it. ----- Original Message ----- From: ShieldsFamily To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 6:58 AM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Academics John, What is your son�s specialty? Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Academics   In a message dated 3/26/2004 6:18:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My dear husband is in academic medicine.  He (1) teaches residents at the university the facts he was taught in medical training, (2) he teaches residents the things he has learned by the experience of putting those facts into practice and (3) he does his own personal research to learn new facts, which he can publish and teach others in the future.  May we all reach the �research� stage spiritually, where we actually receive new information from the Lord directly.  But we can get bogged down, and stuck, at any stage along the way. Most never get beyond stage one. The reasons why are another post entirely. The short answer is �unrepented sin�. Izzy My son, my middle son, is just starting his residency.   He went to S.F.  He is now on Mount Everest doing a study on altitude sickness.   Perhaps your husband could give him some direction when he returns from the mountain.    John Smithson Izzy  --  people like judyt mean well.   She is doing the best she can do with her existing assumptions, education, limitations (we all have them) and the like.   Her approach is as valuable as Bill's or Miller's or whoever.    When she educates, the value is obvious.   When she confronts, the value is found in a determined study to overcome her bias (we all have bias)   This list is not a church  --  thank God.   In a church setting, none of us would be allowed to have these discussions.   There is NO freedom within the limitations of the church.   I attend church, but not for the purpose of learning more about God.   I am there to be revisited by His Spirit and affirmed in my faith.    That is more important to me, on the occasion that I attend, than the 8,331st sermon on John 3:16, if you get my drift.    You stay within the list offers yet another point of view.   I firmly believe that judyt gets a great deal out of belonging to the group that we might credit.    Hang in there  , A pen pal John Smithson