tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post8989834873631593519..comments2024-03-27T14:34:57.325-04:00Comments on Through a Glass, Darkly: Review: One Thousand Gifts, chapter 1M.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-80565913483218299302013-04-13T17:41:07.656-04:002013-04-13T17:41:07.656-04:00Hey MK. I am thoroughly intrigued at your series o...Hey MK. I am thoroughly intrigued at your series on Ann. I have hardly read her blog - the music drives me to drink - and her style is just not one that typically appeals to me. Although once, a long time ago, I did read something from her that I wanted to respond to, and when I tried, I realized that she didn't allow comments. I was so turned off, I never went back. To me, blogging is ALL about the comments, the community, the conversation. So that was that.<br /><br />Since then, the book, the fame... I haven't paid much attention. But for some reason I saw your first post about her in your sidebar and started reading your series. I have no issues, I don't know enough about her or her story to make an informed opinion, but I'm finding your thoughts intriguing.Jo-Lynne Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879859087593815214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-62624190293626874132012-08-20T17:13:57.734-04:002012-08-20T17:13:57.734-04:00Your last sentence on this post. Yes, and again, ...Your last sentence on this post. Yes, and again, yes.melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239376501783744106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-28366240819686682582012-07-13T12:51:19.414-04:002012-07-13T12:51:19.414-04:00Yes, yes. We're on the same page, friend. I ...Yes, yes. We're on the same page, friend. I bet you are a way better literature teacher than old Pom Pom. Smile!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-44259471763220199392012-07-13T10:06:15.867-04:002012-07-13T10:06:15.867-04:00I agree with everything you say, Pom. Sending a bo...I agree with everything you say, Pom. Sending a book out into the world is a rather scary thing. Ann is a lover of words, of scenes, of pictures. She's done a brave thing. I do think she is a mystic, but I don't think that's a bad thing. We desperately need Christian mystics to balance the effect of overly zealous orthodox folks, who will narrow the faith down. Mystics tend to expand us. But mystics are not cautious, parsing people. They will give you the wonderfully true along with the slightly wrong. It's our job to examine, pull out the tweezers, and separate the two. I mean no violence to Ann or her book. It is not arrogance that prompts me to write about her book. Rather it is a desire to find what's right, and to see if there is any wrong, according to my own limited sights. But just because a person sends a book out into the world, does NOT mean that everyone else must just smile and accept and say nothing. I think some may feel that's the best path. We also need others who will dissect. That's my job as a literature teacher.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-35853550057410466972012-07-13T08:43:35.475-04:002012-07-13T08:43:35.475-04:00I've popped over to Ann's blog to see what...I've popped over to Ann's blog to see what she and her son are doing in Haiti. <br />Her book has really touched hearts and I wonder what her next book will be (I haven't explored this).<br />I like her and I think her book glows a little. Seriously, when I go to the book store and see all the good books on the bargain racks and tables, I trust that The Creator of all, understands us so well and knows what our hearts and minds will respond to. It's a money making business, publishing. I guess the real test is the individual who is journeying toward the King and longs for Him more after reading a book. Sending a book out into the world seems like a very serious calling. I bet you've felt that about your books, too. I could tell from Ann's words that she is scholarly and literary. She's a word lover. I'm reminded of all our Lord's words about children and coming to Him just like they did and it gives me a gentler, more humble perspective.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.com