tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post2519605698449675939..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: We Are all Poets in the WorkplaceGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-7408422071485678612011-07-18T23:18:18.215-05:002011-07-18T23:18:18.215-05:00Just returned from a vacation and I'm in that ...Just returned from a vacation and I'm in that season of life where I now need a vacation from my vacation... I would love to join in. The book sounds wonderfully enticing. Thanks for the heads up and invite. I'll go get it tomorrow :)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991524097486901864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-33134313368544143812011-07-18T17:35:51.661-05:002011-07-18T17:35:51.661-05:00Never thought of myself as an artist of God when I...Never thought of myself as an artist of God when I was in a cubicle. I should have read this years ago. :)<br />Oh, man. I so wish I had this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-2844599309360221482011-07-18T16:51:50.040-05:002011-07-18T16:51:50.040-05:00The house got me too, Glynn :). But you know what?...The house got me too, Glynn :). But you know what? When she said that about our realization that all creation belongs in the house of faith, it nearly broke my heart. And I wondered how we have become so skilled at building fences. I love your idea of featuring the art of work. I am so looking forward to these future posts!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-26277115568512503022011-07-18T15:09:53.916-05:002011-07-18T15:09:53.916-05:00Enjoying both this and Laura's review at THC ....Enjoying both this and Laura's review at THC ...S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-43178005577754129272011-07-18T12:27:45.687-05:002011-07-18T12:27:45.687-05:00Interesting that you mention Schaeffer. I was just...Interesting that you mention Schaeffer. I was just looking at some of his work yesterday and came across a site I'll be sharing in a Saturday Sharing post.<br /><br />Sam Adoque, whose Book "Origin of Inspiration" I mentioned last week in my Summer Book Bag post, writes that "[t]o be blessed with talent is to be chosen to fulfill your noble duty by developing that talent." Adoque is addressing himself to artists but really that statement is a kind of manifesto for whatever "work" we do. <br /><br />Adoque also makes clear that "all of us may use our creative minds to make a difference and to leave a lasting legacy. Everyone acquires an advantage from having some kind of map, as well as some ideas...." The work is in discerning and applying the ideas.<br /><br />Adoque makes another important point about work and fun, that we cannot always live "a strictly disciplined life of nothing but purposeful quest"; we have to also take time to have fun and play (I think of LL here). <br /><br />I imagine Adoque and Luci Shaw could have a marvelous conversation.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-81623424411798009642011-07-18T09:27:20.244-05:002011-07-18T09:27:20.244-05:00This is lovely, Glynn, especially that last bit ab...This is lovely, Glynn, especially that last bit about living out God's kingdom in cubicles and offices. It's important work. Challenging, inspiring important work. <br /><br />I am intrigued by this book...Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359712465784943599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-91543318704144076232011-07-18T07:51:52.344-05:002011-07-18T07:51:52.344-05:00Great angle. :) I tell you, these days it is so ha...Great angle. :) I tell you, these days it is so hard for me to disentangle work from play, art from work. It mostly feels one and the same.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-34062260093283416122011-07-18T07:33:37.117-05:002011-07-18T07:33:37.117-05:00I have always believed that I don't 'creat...I have always believed that I don't 'create' nor 'own' words. They come through me. From the collective creativeness to which we are all connected through God -- or however we choose to call Him.<br /><br />Your invitation sounds enticing...<br /><br />I really like iBooks -- I'll check if it's there.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-35367784867715699182011-07-18T05:27:01.431-05:002011-07-18T05:27:01.431-05:00I like your idea! We are His workmanship, we ourse...I like your idea! We are His workmanship, we ourselves -- each of us -- are a work of God, therefore a work of art. He is the supreme artist.Cassandra Frearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564236561567663914noreply@blogger.com