tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post3674185772239137974..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: My Hope for ChristmasGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-43441031524533197992010-12-03T08:29:11.390-06:002010-12-03T08:29:11.390-06:00He is our hope.He is our hope.Sandra Heska Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770393615748405966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-5539838622981598612010-12-03T04:45:34.535-06:002010-12-03T04:45:34.535-06:00Hope is a person, not a wish list: you have made t...Hope is a person, not a wish list: you have made this point so well, so beautifully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-34757637969249353562010-12-02T17:57:27.734-06:002010-12-02T17:57:27.734-06:00Eagerly awaiting . . . with certain hope:
"An...Eagerly awaiting . . . with certain hope:<br />"And when he comes, then hope will reign in person as it now does in spirit.<br /><br />That is my hope for Christmas."Shaunie @ Up the Sunbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241965070501761816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-22428800414435057082010-12-02T15:46:06.519-06:002010-12-02T15:46:06.519-06:00And Hope shall reign and every knee shall bow ...And Hope shall reign and every knee shall bow ...S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-53017230903519836592010-12-02T14:32:38.139-06:002010-12-02T14:32:38.139-06:00Glynn,
I needed to read these words today: "H...Glynn,<br />I needed to read these words today: "Hope is the promise, not of happiness or wealth or power or prestige, but of a shared suffering, of a servanthood to others, and, ultimately, of joy."<br /><br />Ouch, how the shared suffering is hurting right now! But oh, how much closer to Christ I am drawn with each aching beat of my heart! Thank you for this beautiful sentence...Christmas encapsulated.<br /><br />http://turquoisegates.blogspot.comTurquoise Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757439386076840547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-33754502387469974312010-12-02T12:01:58.975-06:002010-12-02T12:01:58.975-06:00this post speaks to many, in different ways, in th...this post speaks to many, in different ways, in their lives now and in their lives always.<br /><br /><br />hope at Christmas as something that is...<br /><br />beautiful truth<br /><br />when i first started to read the post, i thought that it was just another holiday post. i should know better by now.<br /><br />all i can say is<br />that i want to print this post<br />and read it several times a year.<br /><br />truly good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-11800515118766106572010-12-02T11:56:13.837-06:002010-12-02T11:56:13.837-06:00Really beautiful, Glynn. Thank you for pulling thi...Really beautiful, Glynn. Thank you for pulling this together so succinctly and elegantly.Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658349105535790020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-19885780956257716612010-12-02T11:41:24.844-06:002010-12-02T11:41:24.844-06:00"A date when I was grounded."
"Esca..."A date when I was grounded."<br />"Escape... senior in college."<br /><br />Hmm... interestingly enough, I feel those two are on my list as a parent of two young boys today! :) LOL.<br /><br />I enjoyed strolling down the gallery of your Christmas hopes, Glynn. Vignettes that were colorfully alive with emotion and humanity.<br /><br />And how wonderfully you led us to the heart of spirituality.<br /><br />Awesome cup for a beautiful season of Christ at the center.Bonnie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331275947237285245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16730987823480271082010-12-02T11:17:24.502-06:002010-12-02T11:17:24.502-06:00Wow, that was a gentle build-up to a powerful poin...Wow, that was a gentle build-up to a powerful point! Thanks Glynn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-39742085641036756232010-12-02T10:12:30.464-06:002010-12-02T10:12:30.464-06:00To follow the arc of your hope is to travel with y...To follow the arc of your hope is to travel with you into a territory where the final rest stop is marked faith. Beautifully written.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-13237265077564588122010-12-02T10:00:26.656-06:002010-12-02T10:00:26.656-06:00I love the part about Legos..for the kids of cours...I love the part about Legos..for the kids of course. :)David Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765017700988820676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-43728793337707789552010-12-02T09:41:26.187-06:002010-12-02T09:41:26.187-06:00Thank you, Glynn. This post was a gift.Thank you, Glynn. This post was a gift.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16282210525781988932010-12-02T09:35:37.079-06:002010-12-02T09:35:37.079-06:00This is beautiful and so true. :)This is beautiful and so true. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174940277873300125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-52829180889593938292010-12-02T09:13:41.522-06:002010-12-02T09:13:41.522-06:00From the cradle to the grave to the sky. :) Yes.From the cradle to the grave to the sky. :) Yes.Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-39039686662402372372010-12-02T08:57:20.601-06:002010-12-02T08:57:20.601-06:00Glynn, we still have Butch Hoffer's at the mal...Glynn, we still have Butch Hoffer's at the mall in Beaumont! I work in Beaumont and live near by. When did you live in Beaumont? How funny...small world huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-28307164055151954112010-12-02T08:04:30.605-06:002010-12-02T08:04:30.605-06:00Do you get tired of my saying,"Amen"?
I...Do you get tired of my saying,"Amen"?<br /><br />I love it that you made reference to the the novel by R. F. Delderfield --- I have a whole collection of those on my book shelf, left over from the estates of my aunt. When my parents died, they had a collection as well. I have always meant to read them.... and recently, I dusted that shelf and thought, "now is the time to read those novels or you never will."<br /><br />I know that they had all read them many times -- <br /><br />I'm amazed at the many connections I have to your posts, Glynn. It makes me feel that even though we don't know each other, we kind of do.<br /><br />Hugs.H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-22808244348693017032010-12-02T07:45:14.967-06:002010-12-02T07:45:14.967-06:00Beautiful post Glynn -- and your list is heart-war...Beautiful post Glynn -- and your list is heart-warming and life giving.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-86322750947344305822010-12-02T07:06:41.031-06:002010-12-02T07:06:41.031-06:00Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has ...Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. - Jeremiah 17:7<br /><br />I see this Scripture alive in what you wrote...thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866639097998917122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-17612539964321401172010-12-02T06:59:12.777-06:002010-12-02T06:59:12.777-06:00This is beautiful, Glynn. Christmas is such a bitt...This is beautiful, Glynn. Christmas is such a bittersweet time for me--with the differing beliefs of my family and such, sometimes I feel quite a bit of grief. But I think part of that is the sweeping meaning of the season. The Beginning, only not...because it began at the beginning of time. Anyway, hope is still something that Christmas holds for me.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-33711337161099955532010-12-02T06:06:58.316-06:002010-12-02T06:06:58.316-06:00Glynn,
I love your list of things you hoped for as...Glynn,<br />I love your list of things you hoped for as a child, although I hoped for a new purse, a sweater, a Malibu Barbie, roller skates.<br /><br />"I’ve come to see hope at Christmas as something that is, and something that will be."<br /><br />This will be something I take with me today to think more about. I am in a season of needing renewed hope, to see it as something that "is" and "will be." <br /><br />So I pray for all of us:<br />Rom 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-27567853282876699832010-12-02T05:55:25.613-06:002010-12-02T05:55:25.613-06:00I want the same thing as you. This about brought ...I want the same thing as you. This about brought me to tears.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739135186754291721noreply@blogger.com