tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post4538637002744259847..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Any Old DonkeyJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-14269703612772927252019-03-12T09:46:10.071+10:002019-03-12T09:46:10.071+10:00Wasn't that jawbone something!!!! The donkey i...Wasn't that jawbone something!!!! The donkey is one strong beast for a creature so awkward and common. Hmm! - I am sure there is a sermon - or at least another blog post topic in that too. :-) <br /><br />Thank you for reading and commenting, Jeanette. xox Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-61511043251757422302019-03-12T09:43:51.723+10:002019-03-12T09:43:51.723+10:00I see I loaded this comment incorrectly yesterday ...I see I loaded this comment incorrectly yesterday so I'm replying here again, Anusha: :-/<br /><br />Like stated in Corinthians, being 'fools' for Christ - except those most useful to Him are as far from fools as you can get. Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-22761496190429668022019-03-11T16:53:50.221+10:002019-03-11T16:53:50.221+10:00Ah, that's the best thing about this book. He ...Ah, that's the best thing about this book. He didn't die, and is still living happily in the pasture to this day 😊Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-82781053895820734392019-03-11T16:24:55.018+10:002019-03-11T16:24:55.018+10:00Hi Rose. I can remember a similar sermon drawn fro...Hi Rose. I can remember a similar sermon drawn from Baalam - if God can speak through a donkey, He can speak through you. It's an encouraging thought and great to be reminded of it. I love the additional stories too - of Samson's jawbone and Jesus riding on a donkey. Thanks so much for your delightful post. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-9655220796736073122019-03-11T12:27:04.835+10:002019-03-11T12:27:04.835+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-8922716151420715152019-03-11T12:22:47.638+10:002019-03-11T12:22:47.638+10:00Exactly, Mazzy. Personal agenda or personal prejud...Exactly, Mazzy. Personal agenda or personal prejudice are horrible stumbling blocks. Sometimes we don't even realize that we have them. :-( How wonderful and patient is the Lord with Balaam, that He had the chance to 'come good', so to speak - or at the very least to do the right thing after all. Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-58918038967076020052019-03-11T12:01:31.130+10:002019-03-11T12:01:31.130+10:00You are right, Lesley, I think the donkey does get...You are right, Lesley, I think the donkey does get bad press. And yet, they are an animal that has been proven so useful and vital throughout many generations. <br />What a sweet memory of being nuzzled by that donkey. I agree with the owner, animals can be very picky about who they like. My dog, Noodle is like that. He can have an instant like and dislike for someone. I bet he would instantly take to you too. :-) xo Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-20389974690104580582019-03-11T11:57:19.385+10:002019-03-11T11:57:19.385+10:00With that memory of that message long ago, this po...With that memory of that message long ago, this post would have had an instant impact on you. I remember when I wrote it, the words came so easily. By the time I knew it, it was written. Some topics are just so ripe for the telling. <br />I must get a copy of Flash. I admit that I tend to avoid stories centering around animals because I can't deal with them dying. lol. I'm a bit of a sook in that respect. Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-1853981174864788402019-03-11T10:58:38.624+10:002019-03-11T10:58:38.624+10:00Great post Rose. Love the pic of the donkey at the...Great post Rose. Love the pic of the donkey at the start of it too. Such encouragement it is that God can use any old donkey. I think the key is that the old donkey is totally surrendered to Him. How often God uses the foolish of the world to refuse the worldly wise when the fools are His. :) Thanks for sharing so beautifully and thanks for the encouragement that God can use even me! :)<br />Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-19524271504019355942019-03-11T10:50:20.977+10:002019-03-11T10:50:20.977+10:00Such an encouraging post, Rose. Thank you for your...Such an encouraging post, Rose. Thank you for your insights and reminders. Somewhere in my archive I have a drama sketch I wrote about God's angelic intervention, clearly visible to a donkey but not visible to Balaam, despite his reputation (and entrepreneurial enterprise) as a prophet and diviner. What God can do through a willing and obedient servant who's not preoccupied with a personal agenda, eh? Mazzy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945841786696357456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-34216307492578410762019-03-11T09:08:36.967+10:002019-03-11T09:08:36.967+10:00What a lovely post, Rose! I’ve always felt a bit s...What a lovely post, Rose! I’ve always felt a bit sorry for the lowly donkey and the bad press it has received and loved the renditions I’ve heard from preachers who’ve used the donkey stories in their sermons as illustrations of how God has used them to show how He can work through anyone at anytime! <br />I remember being nuzzled by a donkey at an animal farm when I was only about 10 years old and the owner said that I must be special because he had never seen him do that to anyone before! <br />Thanks for that reminder - and thanks for a beautiful post! Bless you!Lesley Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813827759486341613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-81964307995572149112019-03-11T07:39:38.552+10:002019-03-11T07:39:38.552+10:00Hi Rose, what a lovely post. I've always remem...Hi Rose, what a lovely post. I've always remembered a message my pastor preached one morning, about not discounting the apparently foolish things of this world, and he said, 'If God can speak through a donkey, he can speak through me.' Some lines just stick in your head.<br /><br />I love your Biblical examples, and how Balaam didn't freak out when his donkey spoke to him, but just rolled with it :) An excellent book you might love on the strength of this is Flash, by Rachel Anne Ridge, about what a little stray donkey taught her family. It was one of my favourite reads of the year a couple of years ago. Donkeys are gorgeous animals, and I do love them. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.com