Letters to the editor

Must we tilt at windmills of biblical inerrancy?
In response to Dan Adams (“Bible represents human search for holy, transcendent,” Dec. 23):
I have packed my mule and am now ready to play “Sancho Panza” to Mr. Adams’ “Don Quixote”! Together we will battle the menacing windmill of biblical inerrancy as we “search for the holy and transcendent.”
Surely our breastplates of self-righteousness will preserve us as, at the peak of our quest, we fling open the curtain to reveal the Committee of Wizards of Oz that has manipulated scripture over the centuries!
We will celebrate our victory at a banquet table with two magnificent centerpieces: our right to conditionally submit to a God who loves us unconditionally and our arrogance, which we academically label “criticism.”
Across the hall will be a joyful banquet, our invitations to which we scoffingly marked “return to sender, if you’re there.”
Stephen Fankhauser
McAllen

How can we find solution to world poverty, hunger?
I appeal to you, brothers, that we earnestly seek a solution for world poverty and hunger. We have had two hurricanes that have displaced hundreds of thousands of families. They have been temporarily relocated to unfamiliar towns.
Our Christian-based communities will be challenged to meet the needs of these evacuees. We cannot, as a church, individual congregations, conferences or individuals, turn our backs on this unprecedented mission opportunity.
Prayers and donations have sustained the effort so far. However, now is the time to step out. Ask men in your congregations to work with the United Methodist Committee on Relief. It has thousands of projects, such as deck building, plumbing and sheet rocking.
The most important need is personal Christian outreach to displaced families. Suppose brothers and sisters need clothes and don’t have enough to eat. What good is it to say, “God bless you. Keep warm and eat well,” if you don’t give them the necessities of life? So it is with faith. If it has no actions with it, it is dead.
If you have additional insights on how to resolve these needs, contact the editor or me. My address is wagner2aid@yahoo.com.
Richard A. Wagner
Bulverde

I wish more people would write like John Quigley
I wish to comment on John Quigley’s article in the Nov. 25 Witness (“God’s message hasn’t changed; people have simply chosen to ignore it”).
I agree with every word Mr. Quigley says. I wish there were more articles like this one written to the editor.
Clifford Raeke
Cost