Chad

You said “don’t ask me why”. Ok, I won’t =).

I’m glad reading Darrin’s book was such a positive experience for you. I love it when I read a book which is that way for me =).

I need to clarify–I meant to say I’m not particularly curious about Darrin Hufford, and not particularly interested in his understanding of things (although I could become so). Much more interesting to me is your particular experience of Darrin Hufford’s book. In what way was Darrin’s book confirming to you?

I ask a lot of questions because I’m shockingly curious, and because to me questions are like beautiful gifts which we as people give to each other.

Do you experience questions in this way?

Darin’s book was refreshing, and confirming to me. Clearing away any man made religious ideas that anyone might have learned about God while calling themselves a christian, or being involved in a “church.” I didn’t have any questions when I read it. Yes, I am saying that I don’t have any questions, at least not in regard to God. If there is something I need to know, He will show me through another person, or life circumstance. Since by your own words, you are not “curious” or intersted in “understanding things,” why do you ask so many questions?

That’s fascinating. Do I understand you to be saying that you think reading this one book would answer all of my questions?

Has it answered all of your questions?

I am not afraid. I wonder why you asked if I was afraid. Were you afraid?

I like to think/hope that my questions are becoming increasingly specific and decreasingly general. So for interest I’d rather ask a specific person what they were doing at Christmas time last year, and how they felt about it, and who was there, or what they were afraid about, or what they were hopeful about, than I would to ask the general sort of question which might be considered answerable by a book, like “What is the real meaning of Christmas?”. I decreasingly find generalized answers to these sorts of questions viable or meaningful =). If I read Darrin’s book, it would be because I was curious about his specific story and understanding of things, which at this point I’m not.

Was Darrin’s book super helpful for you? If so, how?

That’s really interesting. What questions of mine do you think it will answer?

I think it will answer your questions.

Why do you suggest I read Darrin’s book?