Thanks for your helpful comments, Brad. Also, thanks to Steve - great to see you here. Folks, you’d do well to listen to Steve: he knows his stuff.
On the suggestion that I hide behind a computer - if that’s the case, the BioLogos forums are a poor place to do that! We have a very open and welcoming policy for commenters, and I value that very highly. We welcome critical, supportive and indifferent voices alike.
Also, the door is always open for folks like Craig or Poythress to comment or critique what I write about their work. I’d welcome the exchange. While I disagree with their scholarship, for the reasons I’ve given, they are my brothers in Christ first and foremost. If they’d like to take issue with my critiques I’m sure they would do so in a thoughtful way, and I’d be happy to reciprocate.
Years ago, I tried to register to comment at the ID blog Uncommon Descent. I registered using my real name, and my real university email address (which has my name in full). My registration was not approved. It seems I wasn’t welcome there. The Discovery Institute, obviously, doesn’t even allow comments at all. I’ve long thought that the strength of a position on the Christian origins spectrum is proportional to one’s willingness to allow commenters of all stripes.