tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post5827688451860299524..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: A Nation, BrokenGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-68082935540855770172011-01-12T01:15:39.726-06:002011-01-12T01:15:39.726-06:00I do appreciate this Post! Blame is pointing a fin...I do appreciate this Post! Blame is pointing a finger when four fingers are pointing back at the accuser. I agree that our Nation is broken, and am reminded of the verse that says in, 2Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." I agree that God uses broken things, and when our hearts are broken enough to perhaps even FAST and pray there will be a healing for our nation and the church and for me too.a joyful noisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712092116466408490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-44434477856877256782011-01-11T15:44:19.278-06:002011-01-11T15:44:19.278-06:00Wonderful, beautiful, truth-full words, Glynn. I ...Wonderful, beautiful, truth-full words, Glynn. I kneel with you, as one of the broken.Melissa Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024400805290277282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16966818650593925342011-01-11T14:49:48.039-06:002011-01-11T14:49:48.039-06:00May His Will be done.May His Will be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-14740473874764080842011-01-11T13:37:43.691-06:002011-01-11T13:37:43.691-06:00A beautiful prayer, Glynn, for God to use broken t...A beautiful prayer, Glynn, for God to use broken things. Yes, it is what he has to work with. And thankfully he's a specialist with us! Thanks for ending with such hope.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16264217756527064322011-01-11T12:55:40.625-06:002011-01-11T12:55:40.625-06:00This is such a good post that I came to read more ...This is such a good post that I came to read more comments.<br /><br />Does that make me a loser?<br /><br />Don't care.<br /><br />Word to Anna Lind Thomas.H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-32344023519582493312011-01-11T11:30:43.490-06:002011-01-11T11:30:43.490-06:00I whole-heartedly agree with every single point. M...I whole-heartedly agree with every single point. May God have mercy on us an our great-grandchildren. May we all have an opportunity to do something about this mess and make it better.Ginny (MAD21https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712138112607066383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-40322517773649447702011-01-11T11:22:39.410-06:002011-01-11T11:22:39.410-06:00Hi there, new to the website - I was referred from...Hi there, new to the website - I was referred from Twitter.<br /><br />I was busy promoting my website the day of the shootings and spending a lot of time on social media sites. I follow and I'm followed by a lot of artsy writers on Twitter. The amount of immediate hate towards Sarah Palin shocked me. Literally shocked me. One tweeted that if any of her followers are not furious at Sarah Palin "Unfollow me now, I will not remain silent." <br /><br />Even a Christian writer I follow was linking article after article about how violent rhetoric (Sarah Palin's bullseye rhetoric) creates violence.<br /><br />It made me so incredibly sad. Not just the horrific killings from a madman (who was clearly motivated by insanity and nothing else), but the state of our political climate. Ideology so overpowering it's destroying common sense and decency. <br /><br />The nature of my website has me interacting with a lot of secular sites and secular writers - which can be a great thing to spreading my message. But this site is a breath of fresh air for a believer.<br /><br />Thanks :)Anna Lind Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181457719692313667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-17837982424566930832011-01-11T10:59:01.648-06:002011-01-11T10:59:01.648-06:00Excellent post Glynn.Excellent post Glynn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16758965928141981282011-01-11T10:53:33.184-06:002011-01-11T10:53:33.184-06:00Yes. Glynn, I'm praying with you!Yes. Glynn, I'm praying with you!kelybreezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965705946123121239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-10467738524968881942011-01-11T10:45:16.099-06:002011-01-11T10:45:16.099-06:00Yes, Lord, continue to shine through the shards.
...Yes, Lord, continue to shine through the shards.<br /><br />Blessings.SimplyDarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716840701917741674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-12640075123749720612011-01-11T10:41:11.141-06:002011-01-11T10:41:11.141-06:00Excellent and poignant… thank you.
Broken but will...Excellent and poignant… thank you.<br />Broken but willing,<br />Lesley-AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-72606648584998824382011-01-11T10:03:46.357-06:002011-01-11T10:03:46.357-06:00Glynn, beautiful post, beautiful prayer, I say ...Glynn, beautiful post, beautiful prayer, I say 'amen' to it too.<br />As a brazilian, I see what has been happening to the USA from a distance. It seems that the USA are struggling so hard to not be associated with God anymore, and it seems that most people don't see how much it is damaging their nation.<br />Your post gives us hope. God does uses broken things, and I am thankful for that.Cris Ferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029598012626442396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-70693392116458652392011-01-11T09:16:25.142-06:002011-01-11T09:16:25.142-06:00I love a good Glynnrant. So many great observation...I love a good Glynnrant. So many great observations here, but what you said about the church really struck me. In an attempt to be relevant, we end up looking like we're trying to be like that world.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-44450179538141818922011-01-11T09:07:26.452-06:002011-01-11T09:07:26.452-06:00Very true. All of it. Especially about God being...Very true. All of it. Especially about God being able to use what's broken.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-78271370674469582962011-01-11T08:53:51.851-06:002011-01-11T08:53:51.851-06:00I'm unlurking because that was just so good. A...I'm unlurking because that was just so good. And amen on every point.Tammy@Fear Nothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806100029522492541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-67287574377739987242011-01-11T08:49:34.233-06:002011-01-11T08:49:34.233-06:00We are "broken," and only God can mend i...We are "broken," and only God can mend it.<br /><br />Thanks for speaking out on this --- my heart is sad for that troubled young man....<br /><br />as for the victims of this -- only God can comfort them.<br /><br />Amen, Glynn, Amen on this post!H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-55156056659414204022011-01-11T08:45:57.058-06:002011-01-11T08:45:57.058-06:00This post took my breath away. And yes, I'm li...This post took my breath away. And yes, I'm linking up. This needs to be shared... GREAT post.Duane Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869537581331071117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-33688713838829069032011-01-11T04:37:27.314-06:002011-01-11T04:37:27.314-06:00This is SO good.This is SO good.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087117150777677610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-83608573358460801912011-01-11T04:26:17.810-06:002011-01-11T04:26:17.810-06:00Excellent. I will join you in that prayer.Excellent. I will join you in that prayer.Bob Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400471363764020869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-27216742872005831022011-01-11T01:31:41.461-06:002011-01-11T01:31:41.461-06:00Awesome post, Glynn.
Do you want to just start wr...Awesome post, Glynn.<br /><br />Do you want to just start writing my blog for me full time, because you say it so much better than I do!Peter Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546313657597977541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-18028725848941815092011-01-11T01:10:11.253-06:002011-01-11T01:10:11.253-06:00Glynn, you've encapsulated so very much here. ...Glynn, you've encapsulated so very much here. Your prayer is profound beyond measure. I add my hearty 'amen' to it and ask our God to show us mercy in fully answering it.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-3671927097235667482011-01-10T23:08:48.047-06:002011-01-10T23:08:48.047-06:00Glynn, you make an astounding point here. The Chur...Glynn, you make an astounding point here. The Church isn't doing its part. We've gotten too wrapped up in the stupid crap to influence like we should. But thank you for not losing sight of the redemption that can come. <br />Maureen, you're 100% right. We need to ignore the garbage. That will send a message to the people producing it.JMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153935146315343348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-70369058540516452372011-01-10T22:35:50.041-06:002011-01-10T22:35:50.041-06:00Glad God uses the broken things. I can feel your p...Glad God uses the broken things. I can feel your passion. Good post, Glynn. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-63184532821337409332011-01-10T22:12:13.794-06:002011-01-10T22:12:13.794-06:00I'll join that prayer bro'I'll join that prayer bro'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866639097998917122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-52617803050623896392011-01-10T21:37:27.492-06:002011-01-10T21:37:27.492-06:00I think it's important to speak out, as you do...I think it's important to speak out, as you do here. One can detest politics, as I do, and still speak out. We have to. It's because we speak out that things stand a chance to be changed. I believe that.<br /><br />Last night I read a poem that concluded with a sense of powerlessness in the face of what happened in Tucson. But we're powerless only if we accept that as our situation. I don't. I still think there are things we can do, beginning with holding ourselves accountable for our behaviors, what we say and how we say it and to whom, and for teaching our children civility and insisting on it from those who want to associate with us; to turn off tv shows and radio shows that spew crap and violence; to refuse to accept legislators who act for themselves instead of for this country; to agitate for changes in gun laws and assurances of mental health care for anyone, regardless of financial status.<br /><br />We all may be broken but we are not helpless and we are not without the brainpower, willpower, and ingenuity to set things right. We start at one, and that one is I and you and each person we know. <br /><br />God is the world's best artist; out of broken things, he creates what is beautiful. It's the beautiful I'm opting for. There's a reason we say we are made in His image.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com