Added Monday, April 24th, 2000
        This is the one and only letter to the editor in my archives. I regret that I do not have the original article by Andrew Palm, but I think the letter pretty well illustrates what the original article was about.

        In compiling this archive, I realized how well this fits in with my later Point-Counterpoint article with Andrew, entitled Views of a President. It's almost about the same thing with the Point-Counterpoint article having the focus on the charges which would lead to Clinton's impeachment.

        My first experience with editing took place in this letter with the entire paragraph responding to the Timothy passage being deleted for space. However, the rebuttal to the usage of Matthew 18:6 was printed. I was happy about that, because I feel that that verse is one of the most misused in the Bible. The context of the verse indicates clearly that it's meant to apply to children. Another misapplied verse is the one about not being a stumbling block to a weaker brother. At the time of my resigning, I was contemplating an article on that one, as it's used to back every cockamamie rule under the sun at Point Loma. I oppose any interpretations of verses that suggest other people may cause one's sin. It would then follow logically that one's sin is not one's own fault, which I believe runs counter to most, if not all, of the Bible.

        I'm going to reserve comment about my thoughts on Andrew and his writings for my commentary on Views of a President, but for right now, suffice it to say that I gained more respect for him and his viewpoints as time went on. I received a lot of compliments for this letter. Compliments from those who were also Democrats and felt the same way as I did, I accepted gracefully. Comments from those who indicated that "Boy, I showed him." I was much more negative on. It was these comments I addressed in Why Are You Reading This Column?.

        The title, which was unfortunately removed from the letter, was one of my "double entendre" titles. It can be read in the context of one's "walk" with Jesus, or in the context as the opening of a joke, the latter being a reference to my own sense of humor.