Below are two letters I received over the weekend from readers of the blog.

The first is from a reader who opposes the blog and wishes we would stop:

i just recieved this right now. i mean, i don't mean to sound like i'm hating or anything-because i'm not, but my youth was entirely saved because of his preachings at Youth For the Nations, and i truly believe that us as humans don't have the right to judge or criticize God's servants-only he alone can do that. some ppl from my church already thought that it was okay to criticize my pastor like that, and in result, they ended up leaving the church, causing half of the church to disappear. and i already prophecied over that over millions of times, and no one believed me-until then. now, it's like "what do we do? has God left us?" and it was all because one person in the church decided that they were better than he was, in almost every way. of course, God didn't leave us, but when you talk about people like that-especially God's servants-in public media or just in public period-it could really ruin people lives-the ones that were saved by his sermons. i just think that all of you should think twice before criticizing a man of God publicly

As you can tell from this email, the Lord has apparently forgotten how to use proper grammer and punctuation when sending out His message.

Here is a letter from a fan of the blog:

Justin,
Can't tell you enough how I appreciate your comments and general content on the City Business Church Website.  I recently discovered this treasure a couple of weeks ago and have been entertained, delighted, and enlightened. 
 
My family attended Bible Temple back in the early seventies.  Things happened, and my Mother returned (freshly divorced, and of course that brought on so many judgements and stupidities) with all of us teens in tow back to the Church in the latter half of the seventies.  I saw the Church slowly embrace what is now the "prosperity" doctrine. 
 
I just wanted to say that what you are doing is absolutely wonderful; your writing is succinct, clear, witty without rancor.  It's refreshing to read material from a truly honest and THINKING Christian, honest with himself, and courageous enough to write truth.
 
Thank you,

I tell you right now, when I run for President of the Beer Club, my slogan is going to be "Justin Morton: Witty without Rancor".

And you tell me, which email did you find most persuasive? The one from the Lord or the one written from the heart.

(I suppose I should add, I do believe that God speaks to people. But I also think that most people who think they are hearing from God are really just hearing their own selfish thoughts.)