tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post1631524648152611007..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: A World Split in TwoGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-18993065484687484502010-02-22T18:30:25.641-06:002010-02-22T18:30:25.641-06:00Crazy to me that we all nod assent to the idea tha...Crazy to me that we all nod assent to the idea that we're all on equal footing with God, yet we elevate and dismiss what He calls us to based on our perception of its value. <br /><br />I appreciated Beckett breaking down the origin of this type of thinking. In that context it become much more difficult to spiritualize that behavior.Lyla Willingham Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594705364472378651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-37703537536472692352010-02-22T14:28:33.306-06:002010-02-22T14:28:33.306-06:00Mm-hm, consequences like dissatisfaction, lack of ...Mm-hm, consequences like dissatisfaction, lack of contentment, bitterness, neglecting children and housework, inconsistency, and others.<br /><br />The thing about skunks---they sure sharpen our senses and awareness to what's in the room!Monica Sharmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151813715017746959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-66604980309107154382010-02-22T10:57:39.229-06:002010-02-22T10:57:39.229-06:00I truly appreciate this. I'm married to a mini...I truly appreciate this. I'm married to a minister and, while he doesn't promote this idea, others often want to put him on a pedestal simply because of the work to which he's been called. <br /><br />I believe that everything we do is to be used to (as I put it) make God look good. All of our gifts, all of our work, all of our actions matter to God. They came to us from God, and can be redeemed by God for eternity.<br /><br />Thank you.Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-49355050716984316242010-02-22T09:49:43.874-06:002010-02-22T09:49:43.874-06:00I think I remember this story! :) Glad you told it...I think I remember this story! :) Glad you told it in this context. Perfect. <br /><br />Nice to be here again, reading your words.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-90169669362455828242010-02-21T23:18:54.017-06:002010-02-21T23:18:54.017-06:00This really gives value to us homemakers and home ...This really gives value to us homemakers and home school moms, etc. It makes what we're doing and who we're with priceless. In 'Stranger than Fiction" she says she wants to change the world one cookie at a time. <br />:) Me too. I didn't engage in this discussion because<br />I haven't worked at a 'job' outside. This included me. <br />You rock at including us all. Thx Glynn.Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-19168534293966688272010-02-21T21:53:08.451-06:002010-02-21T21:53:08.451-06:00I have never heard of Pietism until reading this b...I have never heard of Pietism until reading this book, Glynn. How fascinating that you encountered it first hand!It sounds so obvious to me that our work is a high calling. I find it difficult to believe that your class members took offense. I guess it is, as Beckett says, all in the worldview we claim. <br /><br />I want mine to be Biblical. Sometimes life gets into those gray area and it's not so easy to distinguish. I understand this. But I hope when the end of my days come and I stand before the Judgement throne, I will be able to say I carried His work with me wherever I went.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.com