I am well aware many of you who have read my

blogging since I was the encamped Canuck at Martin Roth

Online are puzzled and concerned by my outbursts

and tenacity this past week. I wish I could explain

or defend myself. At this time, I cannot.

August 10th, 2002 I was reading I Corinthians

12:12-27. I know them well, and I assumed I’d

have a normal devotional. But the verses became

‘rhema’. Spirit breathed. Living. New. Fuller.

Deeper. Meat. Alive. A Holy and Righteous God met me.

I lingered.
The verses ran through my mind and are a petitioning

prayer deep in my spirit.

Later that day Christian Weblogging: A Manifesto was

posted. Soon after that; well, you can follow the

thread. I chose the name Bene

Diction carefully and deliberately. And, this past

week, it publicly looks like I have gone against all

God has called me to be, doesn’t it?

Do I disagree with A Manifesto? In theory, no. In

practise, yes. When Jesus.Journal.com puts my link on the site, will I have choices? Will I have freedom to be a

child of God or will I be under their legalism? Are

assurances to the contrary enough?

Do I hold to the scripture that was in this proposal

such as 2 Corinthians 12:20?

“For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you

as I want you to
be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I

fear that there may
be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger,

factions, slander, gossip,
arrogance and disorder.”

Yes. I avoid fights most of the time. I try to pick

my battles. Sometimes my battles pick me. My halo is

held up by my horns. I know people use the bible and

the law as a club, a bully tactic, a way to make

others follow their will, to cause them to submit. I

know that fractiousness in the body of Christ is

caused by its own. I know about wolves in sheeps

clothing, false teachers and immaturity.
For now A Manifesto is a proposal. For now.

Are you linked at JesusJournal.com? The new Focus on Links and Libel statement is

up. Can it be inforced? If the site

wants to. Is it likely? Is is something I need to be

concerned about?

You cannot remove yourself from JesusJournal.com in light of the new

document. You will have to legally fight to be

unlinked and unassociated. Once again the letter of

the law is being used, for the reasons I stated

above.

Back to the community, the body. Those of us with

knowledge need to use that knowledge to protect and

defend and teach those who are younger. Those of us

with experience need to help others through tough

times. We need to speak peace, calm fears, encourage.

Is me appearing upset going to change anything? No.

It is a sidebar to the real work. We also need to
warn.

May God forgive me if I have caused any of you to

stumble with my posts or comments this week. May God

grant me wisdom, gentleness and patience for those

who need it, and courage to stand against those who

harm. May I be the first to repent if I have caused

fear, uncertainty, division, confusion.

As of this posting, I stand in clear conscience

before the Throne and before other bloggers. I stand

prepared to receive your rebukes, your questions,

your concerns. I stand asking for your prayers.
I stand.