tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post4520218792719407224..comments2023-11-20T10:17:40.928+00:00Comments on Good in Parts: A response to AnonKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-70729040667531291032011-10-28T12:40:17.086+01:002011-10-28T12:40:17.086+01:00What a gracious response to Anon's ungracious ...What a gracious response to Anon's ungracious comment. Yes indeed, we all need "bushels of grace just to get through". I find one of the biggest challenges of preaching is the realization that I don't practice what I preach as I should and my sermons have to be addressed to me as much as anyone else - never comfortable!Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-86172850194850459182011-10-26T19:40:19.547+01:002011-10-26T19:40:19.547+01:00i've long loved this blog and was very sorry t...i've long loved this blog and was very sorry to see that comment<br /><br />your generosity amazes me.....bless you...mmphttp://themuddledmarketplace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-4573286633085183332011-10-25T20:46:40.872+01:002011-10-25T20:46:40.872+01:00What strikes me as bizarre is the inference that y...What strikes me as bizarre is the inference that your husband is the home owner, not you. <br /><br />And also the statement that he is a fascist, which has nothing to do with anything you might have to say. <br /><br />I'm married to a conservative Republican, but I don't take licks for his views.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-5950225377557852212011-10-25T09:04:22.748+01:002011-10-25T09:04:22.748+01:00Kathryn, I am full of admiration for your grace-fu...Kathryn, I am full of admiration for your grace-ful response to anonymous abuse; I have learned a little bit more today from you about how to live. God bless xXxserenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-42807679600618526892011-10-24T00:45:39.972+01:002011-10-24T00:45:39.972+01:00That Anon commenter worries me, K. Any chance this...That Anon commenter worries me, K. Any chance this is someone who knows you? Either way, there's something personal--for that person--going on here. I agree with Simon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-53848341685288859702011-10-23T22:39:25.747+01:002011-10-23T22:39:25.747+01:00What you write is true of just about all of us in ...What you write is true of just about all of us in the comfortable developed world, Kathryn, so please don't be too hard on yourself. What you say about preaching what you too need to hear resonates strongly with me. If I didn't believe I was preaching to myself as at least as much as to my hearers I'd never preach again.<br /><br />PS I too would advise you to ignore any further anonymous comments. I know Blogger makes it hard sometimes for people to comment properly, but they can always add their names at the end of their comment if the software is playing up.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-47907633983206438232011-10-23T22:05:35.437+01:002011-10-23T22:05:35.437+01:00It's not as though you sit around painting you...It's not as though you sit around painting your nails and drinking champagne 24/7, is it? I think you work hard, serve others and don't need to apologise about who you are married to!Suemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128736092253293640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-17141744982783922442011-10-23T21:57:25.486+01:002011-10-23T21:57:25.486+01:00Kathryn, Today as Helen and entered church we wer...Kathryn, Today as Helen and entered church we were given printed orders of service which turned out to be a little less than perfect. When the Director of Music asked us to turnto page 21 to practice a hymn Helen's copy went from p20 to p7! I took it back and exchanged it but found that the inner page in the replacement was printed upside down!!!! Amusing but usable.<br />When I told someone this after the service they laughed and said that it was typical of that church.<br />We all have our imperfections but God want s us to just get on with it.<br /><br />God blessStill Breathinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978442035953135900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-17437652282897789412011-10-23T20:28:24.595+01:002011-10-23T20:28:24.595+01:00Well done. But if it goes on in an anonymously adv...Well done. But if it goes on in an anonymously adversarial fashion, I'd initiate comment moderation and freeze him/her out.Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-47730309929231323502011-10-23T19:53:00.327+01:002011-10-23T19:53:00.327+01:00I responded to your blog post, because it struck a...I responded to your blog post, because it struck a chord with me. I had no consideration on your personal situation, just reading an interpretation of God's word, which had expanded on a sermon I had listened to earlier.<br /><br />I think that Simon is right, you don't have to respond to people who don't post with their details.<br /><br />And, of course, your personal situation has nothing whatsoever to do with your calling and ministry. You serve, That's enough.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-26478273834522909812011-10-23T19:26:14.101+01:002011-10-23T19:26:14.101+01:00treat yourself to an ipad as a reward and ban anno...treat yourself to an ipad as a reward and ban annonymous comments? and get the curate to cut the grass?Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420924610772073411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-68120744561678988852011-10-23T19:14:59.690+01:002011-10-23T19:14:59.690+01:00Well, there was enough truth in Anon's accusat...Well, there was enough truth in Anon's accusations to make me feel I should engage...though if they persist in hiding behind anonymity, I won't have more to say to themKathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-3758622829587270162011-10-23T19:13:29.199+01:002011-10-23T19:13:29.199+01:00Painful honesty, Kathryn.
Frankly, I don't fee...Painful honesty, Kathryn.<br />Frankly, I don't feel you needed to respond at all to someone who posts anonymously, uses epithets like "fascist" and accuses you of lying.Simon Martinnoreply@blogger.com