Heroes & friends
Here is a short list of some of my heroes (from oldest to youngest):
John Calvin, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.I. Packer, Peter Kreeft, N.T. Wright, Douglas Wilson, Rob Shelton, Jeff Miller, Doug Matangelo, Steven Jones, Paul Johnson, Aaron Southwick.
Now, here is a short list of people I don't always agree with:
John Calvin, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.I. Packer, Peter Kreeft, N.T. Wright, Douglas Wilson, Rob Shelton, Jeff Miller, Doug Matangelo, Steven Jones, Paul Johnson, Aaron Southwick.
The reason I made this list is because of something that Douglas Gresham pointed out in his book, Jack's Life, regarding C.S. Lewis and the Inklings:
"Now friendship in those days was a bit different from what it is today; friends did not have to agree on everything and often agreed on practically nothing. They were people with whom you could argue all day long and yet never get irritated or angry at all. In today's world we seem to have lost the real meaning of friendship. If someone disagrees with us, it is fashionable today to dislike them for it. This is silly and robs us of the best kind of friends we could find, for if we are always agreed with, we can never really have a serious conversation; we cannot learn from someone who agrees with what we say"(81).
I thank God that my friends understand this point well. What a blessing.
John Calvin, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.I. Packer, Peter Kreeft, N.T. Wright, Douglas Wilson, Rob Shelton, Jeff Miller, Doug Matangelo, Steven Jones, Paul Johnson, Aaron Southwick.
Now, here is a short list of people I don't always agree with:
John Calvin, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.I. Packer, Peter Kreeft, N.T. Wright, Douglas Wilson, Rob Shelton, Jeff Miller, Doug Matangelo, Steven Jones, Paul Johnson, Aaron Southwick.
The reason I made this list is because of something that Douglas Gresham pointed out in his book, Jack's Life, regarding C.S. Lewis and the Inklings:
"Now friendship in those days was a bit different from what it is today; friends did not have to agree on everything and often agreed on practically nothing. They were people with whom you could argue all day long and yet never get irritated or angry at all. In today's world we seem to have lost the real meaning of friendship. If someone disagrees with us, it is fashionable today to dislike them for it. This is silly and robs us of the best kind of friends we could find, for if we are always agreed with, we can never really have a serious conversation; we cannot learn from someone who agrees with what we say"(81).
I thank God that my friends understand this point well. What a blessing.
posted by DrewDog at 12:25 AM
4 Comments:
Please note that if your name did not appear in this list, that doesnt' mean you're not my friend. This is just a sampling I used so I could make my point. So please don't take offense (notice my wife's name doesn't even occur here, and she is my very best friend!).
I disagree.
Lovely point made.
anonymous: you would.
Mike: thanks, and btw, I should have put your name on the list (sorry), because you are a perfect example of this type of freind.
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