From time to time I read essays BEFORE they’re posted and offer editing suggestions including typos, grammar, and sometimes major content issues. Here’s part of what I sent to an author recently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I guess I\u2019m dense. So far I have no idea what you are talking about…You are trying to explain something very important to you, but you\u2019re not succeeding.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In specific notes I pointed out apparent contradictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How would you respond to such feedback? Here’s what he wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Good to know I\u2019m not succeeding! Back to work on this\u2026 Thanks again!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Humility and teachability are not qualities you see every day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. (Proverbs 15.31, 32, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From time to time I read essays BEFORE they’re posted and offer editing suggestions including typos, grammar, and sometimes major content issues. Here’s part of what I sent to an author recently: I guess I\u2019m dense. So far I have no idea what you are talking about…You are trying to explain something very important to … Continue reading Humility and Teachability<\/span>