Welcome readers of TeamPyro & thanks for the blogspot, Phil. 
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In an interesting twist of timing (providence), 2 posts went up late last night that I would like to draw your attention to.
at 12:01 am, Phil Johnson at TeamPyro posted a Gentle Admonition that deals with GBA (guilt by association). It's an excellent post, and a great bit of advice for any one of us. Knowing full well that some of the readers at TeamPyro will jump to conclusions and assume Phil was referring to me personally in some of what he wrote, he stated:
"Finally, someone will no doubt try to read more into my statements than what I have actually said, so I want to state explicitly that nothing I have said above was prompted by anything Ingrid Schleuter or Carla Rolfe have posted. I read and benefit from their blogs almost daily; I appreciate the passions that drive them; and I am emphatically not singling them out in any of my remarks above. But neither do I excuse them from this standard, which I'm suggesting applies to all of us."
I was impressed with the timing of Phil's post for the simple reason that as he was posting that at 12:01am (my time), I was finishing off a post at ENo that in part, addresses the very same issue of GBA, and posted at 12:04am (my time).
Nope, Phil and I did not have a private chat about posting at the same time - I had no idea he was going to post this last night, nor did he know what I was posting at the same time. Nor do I have any other knowledge of what he posted about Pastor John MacArthur, beyond what he shared publicly. However, I also mentioned Pastor John in my post as he was quoted by Tim Challies as making a solid statement of advice, in regards to who we allow to influence us in our Christian walk.
I really appreciated what Phil had to say, and I also appreciate the email I'm getting as a result of what I've posted at ENo. It's good email, and it's a considerable breath of much welcomed fresh air. (Comments are closed at ENo and will remain closed for the benefit of my sanity).
I'm greatly encouraged today.
It's a good day to become a grandma for the very first time. :o)
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