Don Johnson

Cheryl,

You have an admirable goal in wanting to dialog with a male hierarchalist, I agree it would be very consciousness raising for one of them to repudiate their previous ideas. FWIIW, I think at least one of their original people has asked to be taken off their list.

I also study their works, I find I can only take it in small doses, but I do study it. Iron sharpens iron. They do point out some egalitarian arguments that are lacking. I also want to find a way to respond to them if ever requested.

Here is a direct word God gave me for myself, “Love is more important than being right.” I have a temptation to want to win, to win even more than being loving, and God confronted me about this. Being a man, I can testify there is a hormone surge when one wins that is thrilling but dangerous. It is so very tempting to “slice and dice” and feed my flesh, but that is not the way of the Lord. One of the things I am learning from your CD set is how to better “disagree in love”.