(hmmm...would that be eMailbag or Mailebag? or Malbag (if the letter is bad)...or Mailbog (if I can't get through it easily)...or Balrog...oops, Tolkien-slip
Mail items and
responses...
Aug
2012-----------------------------------------------------
Finally added some more sweet-hearted, deep-insighted, honesty-revealing feedback letters, from the past seven years...
May 2009-----------------------------------------------------
Oct 2008-----------------------------------------------------
Sep 2007-----------------------------------------------------
Mar 2007-----------------------------------------------------
Added a sweet letter exchange I had with someone who thought they had sinned 'greater and more intensely' than God's forgiveness would care to handle (smile)...
Sept
2006-----------------------------------------------------
December 24/2005-----------------------------------------------------------------
Just posted a few short replies to 'smaller' questions(?):
What about the theory that Jesus was descended from Aliens from outer space?
An ex-Muslim's question on the Persian Mithras
How much knowledge is beyond our ability to know?
Did the Mosaic Law only regulate Jewish behavior toward other Jews?
December 23/2005------------------------------------------------------------------------------
More sweet-hearted, deep-insighted, honestly-revealing feedback letters...
2004-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 17/2004---------------------------------------------------------------------
More sweet-hearted feedback letters…
April 12/2004---------------------------------------------------------------------
Isn't Jesus admitting that the Unpardonable sin could be committed today?
I am afraid my Occult background has led me into the Unpardonable sin?
Why do we think God is good (for a kid)?
2003-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September 09/2003---------------------------------------------------------------------
Two email exchanges--with rather deep and/or disturbing and/or sweet content...with good and honest hearts:
The (shorter) exchange with Florence, a lady of Indian background in Hong Kong
The (longer) exchange with Ralph, a med student in New England US
July 20/2003-------------------------------------------------------------------------
One serious piece, on How I deal with very Hostile Objections
Two humorous pieces: one about an alleged quote by Karl Barth, and another one about my response to an article on Dancing Angels and Pins...
2002-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A few, very-short, non-apologetics questions:
How can I hold up under deep treachery in my work and social situation?
A problem with guilt over using "secular" counselors and neuroactive medication
A question about 'after-effects' after being rescued by God from demonic-oriented cults
A question from a teenager, being hassled for not knowing the 'lingo'…
More sweet-hearted feedback letters ( and of course, with a sprinkling of 'less than enthralled' readers (smile)
An ethical defense for my light-bulb jokes (May 2002)
More sweet-hearted feedback letters (Feb 2002)
A letter to someone growing 'tired of sinning'…
2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Someone asked about 'how pagan' Christmas trees were
More sweet-hearted feedback letters…(July 2k1)
A letter to two people asking a familiar question about second chances with the gracious God (one about divorce and one about failed ministry)...[May 2001]
2000----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feedback letters (December 2K)--saying more about their beautiful hearts, than actually about the Tank (IMO)...
A reply to a troubled heart about being in heaven without loved ones (Sept 14/2k)
"I am terrified that I have committed the unpardonable sin..."
Interaction and questions with someone else on a Rocky Road...
A year later (Aug/2K), and some people STILL don't like my work (smile)...but apparently others are so blinded that they irrationally and irresponsibly like it (smile, again)...
1999/98------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I learn and grow from many of the incredible responses to the Belief Survey...here are some that I recommend you browse. [Aug 24/1999]
Most feedback I get here at the Tank is positive, and some of it reflects a positive impact on lives. Most feedback from non-Christian skeptics is also positive, but not everybody approves of me/my work (smile)...[Aug 23/1999]
Someone was concerned that my ugly page would alienate people, but apparently some people endured it long enough to benefit...
Letters from some of my favorite visitors--the "Sub-18 Crowd".
A couple of more thoughtful survey responses...
"How do I deal with evangelistic friends who are heavy into the Spectacular Gifts?"
1997--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A letter on a VERY common problem--relating to God the Father...[Dec 14/97]
A letter from someone who thinks that childlike faith is a heavy load... [Dec14/97]
A Ph.D. student who found freedom from legalism AND from stereotypes of "Christian-dumb"...[10/11/97]
What do I tell my kid about a pet who just died? [9/30/97, tiny]
On how to help a "difficult" family member. [9/30/97, tiny]
A question about intellectual pride/elitism [7/23/97]
An interesting letter from one who searched...[7/23/97]
A parable someone sent in...rather sobering. [6/22/97]
A question about the impossible size of the ark...a visitor submission. [6/22/97]
A comical question to prove that God is NOT omnipotent. [6/22/97]
Letters from one on the Journey.[6/22/97]
Letters from one about the "Look"!.[6/22/97]
A short, reference question on the data about "Paid in Full".[6/22/97]
I don't get a lot of these, but a couple of slurs came in.[6/22/97]
A quick question on the World-wide membership counts of religions.[6/22/97]
A letter from a new, articulate Christian--just starting the Adventure. [3/18/97]
Some advice to a believer troubled by what he read at the skeptical sites [3/18/97]
1996--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[11/23/96]: In the Tough Question of the Quarter Lab I posted a piece on Why doesn't God give us Proof?. One Christian wrote in and criticized me strongly, but the person to whom I wrote the response was very appreciative! I wrote a response to Adam, trying to answer some of his follow-up questions [11/23/96].
Some recent Belief Survey responses, on "Who was/is Jesus?" [8/15/96]
Some recent "Good Answers" to the Survey Q's. [8/15/96]
Some recent Feedback on the ThinkTank (mostly good). [8/15/96]
Various items of my belief--a cordial letter from an atheist (5/16/96).
1995-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-castigative feedback from believers...(in case you were wondering!) (9/10/95)
KUDO's from skeptics...and castigation from a believer...(8/30/95)
An OUTSTANDING reader submission, on re-formulating the doctrine of the Trinity (7/23/95)
Just a cute feedback letter (6/11/95)
My first-blush response to a question on Postmodernism (6/11/95)
Some of the Belief Survey responses, on "Who was/is Jesus?" [03/23/95]
Good, good question on the Septuagint [01/29/95]
A collection of reader comments, mostly good
A follow-up set of questions on the JEDP theory (from the person who submitted the Septuagint question)
A visitor submission, with some interesting points about the canon
Christian ThinkTank Homepage...[https://www.Christianthinktank.com]