second email

David,

I wanted to add that it was obvious to me that you would be in sympathy with my views, and so I felt reasonably certain that you woudl appreciate what I had to say there. I also realized that I made another reference to “Old testament” in my reply recognizing how I had implied what you caught. Just habit , I guess. Although, I wanted you to know that my views on how Jesus was related to God has more to do with Jesus’ own Jewish faith, that didn’t just “fall out of the sky”, but was , in large measure, passed on to him. I tend to think that God speaks to us in and through community, which, from my theology, is a pretty Hebrew view of spirtuality as I understand Judaism. I tend to seek a lot of sociological insight in my quest to better understand what spirtuality means.

I also wanted to ask: Could I post the email you sent me along with the two replies I sent you afterward? I thought it appropriate that I clear that point up that you called to my attention.

Dale