tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post1581487682823331418..comments2023-10-30T04:17:23.617-06:00Comments on A Cinnamon Nest: Christmas Eve ServiceAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07185523830722945421noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-87057903447287250692008-12-29T23:22:00.000-07:002008-12-29T23:22:00.000-07:00shannon,i'm probably crossing some serious theolog...shannon,<BR/>i'm probably crossing some serious theological boundaries here, but i've been thinking about your comment all day -about you saying you wished you still believed the way i do. i've been thinking about our overblown north american individualism, and our lonely longing for community, and i can't help but wonder about communal faith -if maybe we're allowed to believe for each other when the believing falters, or fails, or flat out dies. i don't mean believing in an "i-know-better-than-you" sort of way, but in an "i'm-keeping-your-spot-warm-while-your-gone" sort of way. <BR/><BR/>i don't know. i hope that doesn't sound arrogant. i like to think that what i believe is more communal than individualistic. if the natural world is all tied together from ecosystem to ecosystem, why not our souls, too? i came and went and came again in faith. i still do. i need my place holders. i don't mind being one when i can be.<BR/><BR/>i don't know. i've been reading about monks and saints and monastic life for a couple of weeks now. they're all so connected and it feels like we've got so much of it all wrong here and now.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185523830722945421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-19552178875286674102008-12-28T19:54:00.000-07:002008-12-28T19:54:00.000-07:00I wish I still believed the way you do. I love you...I wish I still believed the way you do. I love your writing so much. It stops me in my tracks. I have to swallow my jealousy before I can celebrate it. But I always get there. You leave so much to celebrate and ponder.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're you. I'm glad you're here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-43390923665899221142008-12-28T08:36:00.000-07:002008-12-28T08:36:00.000-07:00You're stuff's thick like the best pudding. If yo...You're stuff's thick like the best pudding. If you would get a video made of you reading anything of yours and post it, my feet would get sweet. :o) Really. I'd love it.deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352855975153416194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-18080440641846710082008-12-27T22:25:00.000-07:002008-12-27T22:25:00.000-07:00thanks for cheering me on, karen!no, janna, i have...thanks for cheering me on, karen!<BR/><BR/>no, janna, i haven't seen the nativity story, but i tell you, a few months ago i read a fantastic book where astrology played a minor role and i'm really loving that plot line lately. <BR/>thanks again for the link.<BR/><BR/>mike,<BR/>we didn't get as cold as they guessed we would. no worries. it'll come. it does every year.<BR/><BR/>deanna,<BR/>i love reading my stuff out loud. i love reading anything out loud. i get really excited when people ask me to read anything, even just a bible verse in bible study. the only thing is the stuff i read out loud (that i've written)is usually pretty thick, and people get lost, and everyone wants copies after i've read because it's a lot to take in and i don't always think about follow-ability when i write, as much as i think: i like the way those words sound together. it's alright if i'm making big logical leaps. <BR/>you know?Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185523830722945421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-9782078035899698682008-12-26T09:18:00.000-07:002008-12-26T09:18:00.000-07:00I would have loved to sit and listen to you readin...I would have loved to sit and listen to you reading. That I could take in a beautiful service with people here sharing what sounds like the same wonder, while you composed and shared it for the flesh and blood people around you, is a true and great gift.deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352855975153416194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-2146630960677937952008-12-26T01:01:00.000-07:002008-12-26T01:01:00.000-07:00Thoughts of a seeking mind thoughtfully expressed....Thoughts of a seeking mind thoughtfully expressed. A little faith goes a long way when properly guided. <BR/><BR/>Hope you made it through the 'chilly weather' spell okay.Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117271444345617080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-16369725918168974722008-12-25T20:41:00.000-07:002008-12-25T20:41:00.000-07:00This is so good I had to link to it on my blog. Th...This is so good I had to link to it on my blog. The word I wish to use today to describe your writing is: compelling.<BR/><BR/>We watched "The Nativity Story" with the two older kids a few days ago. Have you seen it? Astrologers = wise men. Crazy.Janna Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560224767764101415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733690203980990187.post-79671388266130813972008-12-25T13:03:00.000-07:002008-12-25T13:03:00.000-07:00So beautiful so profound. Thank you for finding wo...So beautiful so profound. Thank you for finding words to make the season rich and meaningful. <BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com