Friday, March 31, 2006

From Nancy...

This arrived a few hours after I e-mailed Nancy Grace the letter you read in the previous post. I was touched. This is how honest dialogue happens. It's about two sides sharing their hearts, then trusting one another to receive those feelings in the spirit in which they were intended.

I think Nancy and I made a little breakthrough, and I'm sure neither of us will be the same. What do you think?

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Thursday, March 30, 2006

To Nancy...

Nancy,

Rubel Shelly is a personal friend of mine. He is a man of great intelligence, having taught courses at both Vanderbilt and Duke Universities on subjects I didn't even know existed. He is also one of the most gentle servants I've ever known.

I wish you could know him outside of the monitor in which he appeared on your show.

I think there could come a time in which you'll want to ask his forgiveness for the way in which you treated him in front of a national television audience.

What's great is that he not only will forgive you, he probably already has. When you follow Christ, how can you not forgive a fellow human being when you realize how much you've been forgiven by a holy God?

Those of us who're members of the churches of Christ now ask your forgiveness for not having made a powerful enough impact on our world that you would know us by our love, our mercy, and our service to others. On our best days, we mimic our Lord. On our worst, we fight over petty issues that really don't make much difference in people's lives.

My prayer is that you'll forgive those of us who may've responded to you in anger or bitterness for the way in which Rubel was treated. Our Lord compels us - by his words and by his actions - to return blessing to those who mistreat us.

So our final prayer is that the love of God and the peace of Christ will dwell richly in your heart today.

Grant Boone