Can we talk about anything on this board without it getting locked???
seriously..
What on earth is happening to this place?????
:msealed: <---- that is what I feel like. Like I cannot discuss a darn thing.
I only locked that other thread because it was an issue about whether I was targeting arcticmonster2003 with what I was posting to that thread. It was mainly an attempt at deflecting from that thread since my motives for posting to that thread seemed to be at issue, as I was understanding things. I was hoping that if you had more to say along those lines that you'd either start another thread or PM me about anything else about it. I was debating opening that thread up when some time had passed and anything posted to it would seem less personal about arcticmonster2003's departure from Tentmaker. I was in the midst of seeking wiser counsel than mine about it from the other moderators about the best way to proceed from there, but I haven't heard from anyone yet on my questions about how to best proceed about that thread.
Martin, I did pm you about it. You chose to bring it to the board so I responded on the board. :dontknow:
And I really wasn't saying you were "targeting" arcticmonster... I was just saying... give him some breathing room. And don't presume things about him if you haven't talked to him first.
That's all.
peace. I don't like to argue. I am a peace loving person... but I also have to speak up when I feel I should. I hope you can understand that.
Martin, I've responded in the mod section. My suggestion, do what you feel led by the Spirit to do and in accordance with Gary's guidelines and its ability to be tested with scripture. James.
So, I guess it was just my misunderstanding on where you were coming from, Sparrow. I understand the concern, and that's the main reason I've temporarily made the thread in question off limits. Like I said, I'm not after them and I don't want anybody else to be either. I understand and respect their space, and I appologize for anything that got taken as an invasion of that. The prayer thread on the other hand was meant sincerely, that God would continue to nurture and perfect and make arcticmonster2003 whole in all things that pertain to their life and that they'd find absolutely all of the peace and happiness that God's intended for them. I'm not looking for arguments either. When I left a final post on that thread, it was meant as a follow up to the PM that I'd sent to you as my appology to anyone who took anything that I said as an attempt at going after arcticmonster2003 when that was the furthest from my intent or understanding of anything that I'd done.
Martin, I haven't heard you going after AM2003, even being critical in any way...not all all...you've just been sharing your thoughts and your heart, much of it not even directed to AM. You really have only so much control over how someone takes something...there are so many variable you're not responsible for, as long as you're doing what you're supposed to be doing. Sparrow's a sweet person with a good heart, maybe just not in agreement with some things that are occurring...but whether I or anyone agrees with something or not doesn't necessarily make anything right or wrong...
Hi Jabcat,
You probably didn't see my post on the moderator board about it, before you posted this, but I'm more interested in building bridges than asserting the legitimacy of my actions. In the past, I'd come to Tentmaker like a tornado and leave a few very weak, very futile attempts at brilliance on some of the boards and then I'd blow back out of here for a month or two at a time until I got another wild hair, or until someone PMed me a thread they thought I'd probably jump back in on.
In all of that time, I never got very chatty with anybody. I don't feel on the defensive at all with this inquiry into how I meant what I said or why I did what I did. To me, it's an opportunity for people to get a fuller picture of who I am. I know I've come across as a "know-it-all" much too much of the time even if nobody's ever called me on it. My fault for not being as conversant as would have been more Christ-like than anything that I've ever posted to answer or to edify.
I totally agree with Sparrow that arcticmonster2003's space should be respected, so that's why I've temporarily locked the thread "as is" while things were on a conciliatory note, until enough time has passed so that no one thinks that any further posts are an attempt at chasing arcticmonster2003 into a paradigm or into a firing squad.
Martin :HeartThrob:
Works for me bro...God bless.