I reacted to an article written by Gordon Ferguson to work some things out in my mind. Little did I know that I was going to stir up something. In some way, I guess more people read here than I thought. I got a 3.5 page rebuttal from one person emailed to me, I got more than a few “thank yous” from others, I had a conversation from a dear friend that was with me through all of my deprogrammings, and I even got a note from Gordon, himself.

I honestly had no idea.

Here’s the rub: I want to be proven wrong. I truly want someone to demonstrate to me that I am totally wrong and reactionary. It would honestly feel a lot better than what I feel at this moment. However, little has truly changed in our fellowship of churches, so how can I move on? What am I moving on from? In a broader sense, what are people supposed to be moving on from? Although it’s not intended, when I hear all these leaders say “it’s time to move on” and see little change, what I hear is “I’m tired of hearing criticism, let’s be happy again.” Again, I’m sure it’s not the intended message of any of these leaders and many have said so.

There’s more to it than both sides are missing, I’m sure.