Stop kicking against the goads

"Kicking against the goads" is a Biblical term (I say that because many of you may not know that. It is what Jesus asked Saul when he was met on the road to Damascus), yet not exclusive to Christians. I say this because I thank Sean for the reminder. As I was being "goaded", I kicked back, only harming myself. I have gotten down on my knees and done some soul searching. I will not be "goaded" into sticking myself again. It is my heart felt prayer that all of us can act like we are no longer at the bus stop, again.
Joanna, If Mat wants to pray, what is that to you that you would want to insult him? I do not know, and don't want to know! Jesus said, "no prophet is accepted in his own town". This means that the people who know us best, have the hardest times believing that we could be faithful. Try going to your best friend after being born again and explain the light to them.
I have to thank many of you again for the on blog and off blog contacts. Yes, my sweet thing (pet name for Jill) even got with some of you. I also appreciate the truthful discipline to all who dare get neutrally involved. I did notice that it was only those on the right that found enough within themselves to try to stop it on both sides. Yes, you chastised me as well as those others involved. I also noticed that none on the left thought that they had done anything wrong, both those involved and those who commented, but were not involved. I repeatedly said what insulted me about what they said, and it was taken as a joke. Yes, I felt that being attacked for my poor spelling, was equal to that of a child with Cerebral Palsy (Oh, by the way. I do have Cerebral Pauly in my right leg, which was amplified after my accident). No one that insulted me (even if it was simply perceived on my part) even attempted an apology.
For those who came in and tried to minimise the insulting language and get us back on track, I thank you. I thank you for the tough words towards me as well as to the others involved. I am a big enough man to say sorry and thank you. I, however, am sorry for the hatred being diverted off me and onto you in my stead. It is cruel what Joanna said and Juliet has said to you.
First of all, Renee's last name was not Larson. They were not married, even by common law in Colorado. I was the one who had to release Steve to the mortuary. She could not. Joanna, Please be careful what you say, Renee was really upset with us when we could not pay for his funeral. We all invited her into our hearts.
Please take Joanna's advice Mat and pray for me too. I can use all I can get.
Juliet, good to see you back. I do not know if you noticed, but Juls came down pretty hard on me too. Is she supposed to be such a feminist that she will only attack men? Can she be a woman and scold who needs it? Why do you keep "analysing" the people you disagree with ("is it possible that her character is displaying an inappropriate attachment to the happily married men that she writs about")? Remember, miss diagnosing by way of your Psych Nursing experiences is illegal and against the blog rules. Using ethnic slurs are too. so when you use "Kin" and "y'all" as forms of "white trash" slang, you do the same thing that you threatened the blog shut down with. So please, in the future if you can not state it in a non-ethnic way, don't.
Juliet, why is it okay for you to bring up people, but you have repeatedly asked those on the right not to bring people up. Remember, it was Joanna that brought her father up first.
I would hope that everyone would go to the "Rick Ross" website. It is geared to the most extreme hate groups their are. Do not just read the small links that she puts up. If she is now referring to you, Juls, then she is equating you with these hate groups. Oh, look at the hate group from Germany.
Oh, Doug, you were actually the first out the the four that insulted me about my spelling. I am fine with it now, but you could have at least acknowledged it. Remember on the part about how I did not like profanity?
I may not be on here much. My wife says that some of you are the cruelest people she knows. I like it when she is happy. She means more to me than even my brothers do. So needles to say, I am more concerned with keeping her happy, than any of you. If you thought the same way, you would not attack like you do.
I am now praying for some decency on the blog. We can agree to disagree. Many hurtful things have been said all around. Many times these have been countered with some mending words, only to be attacked. I am all for a good discussion, but if you say it is okay to insult President Bush, but hand off President Obama, then it will not come to pass. I want to see what we believe, but lets be careful.