tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post3186379265548005974..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: The Genre of Spiritual Writing.Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-22127573481118446372020-04-30T10:11:03.253+10:002020-04-30T10:11:03.253+10:00I enjoyed your post, thanks Susanne. I am a 's...I enjoyed your post, thanks Susanne. I am a 'spiritual retreater' too. I value these retreats, however long or short, as some of the focal points of my life.Jeanette Grant-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691677119939194892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-53788000560784058982017-04-21T17:10:14.315+10:002017-04-21T17:10:14.315+10:00Hi Susanne, this is a beautiful blog capturing the...Hi Susanne, this is a beautiful blog capturing the essence of what I want to convey in my 'profound' pieces of writing. I am going to sit with this for a little while and let it sink in.<br />I like the questions E, J. Andrew asks<br />Thank youPamela Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720146129770770985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-10893491454340986482017-04-20T17:00:12.855+10:002017-04-20T17:00:12.855+10:00Thanks Jo-Anne, Anusha and Jeanette for your encou...Thanks Jo-Anne, Anusha and Jeanette for your encouraging feedback. As Christian writers, maintaining a state of prayer as we approach the empty page is at once frightening and life giving. Sharing these thoughts with others who are like minded helps to validate how vital this approach it to all of us.Susanne Timpanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162067477435010962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-19634984508028291762017-04-20T12:30:06.942+10:002017-04-20T12:30:06.942+10:00Thanks, Susanne. This whole topic of how our spiri...Thanks, Susanne. This whole topic of how our spiritual and our writing lives are intertwined is so interesting--and so important. I love the following sentence of yours in particular: 'When I first began to take my writing seriously I knew that it was important, regardless of the genre I chose, to maintain that sense of contemplation in my writing.' I agree, for sure. I always to listen to God as I write, taking the time to sit for a while first and just acknowledge God's presence with me, and also listen to where the story (or blog) wants to go. If God's Spirit is in us, then, as our imagination and writing skills are put to work, surely God is a vital part of bringing those words of our to life. Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-62898898680851255312017-04-20T11:33:45.249+10:002017-04-20T11:33:45.249+10:00Great post Susanne. That's great that you were...Great post Susanne. That's great that you were able to attend retreats on a yearly basis from the time you were young. I attended lots of Christian youth camps for the first 12 years of my walk with God and they blessed me deeply but time for reflection during most of them was limited. As I've grown in my walk with God my desire for intimacy with Him has deepened greatly and my desire for times of retreat too. I try to retreat with Him on a daily basis now if I can! :) Thank you for that quote by Ed Cyzewski. It resonated with me. I also liked the questions posed in the book 'The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir'. Sounds like a book I should read. Thanks for a great post Susanne and all the best to you in your writing and spiritual journeys.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-59755659855855006412017-04-20T11:24:50.447+10:002017-04-20T11:24:50.447+10:00Hi Susanne, thanks for sharing about the place of ...Hi Susanne, thanks for sharing about the place of spiritual retreats in our faith journey and our writing. I love how you have used your blog to keep yourself accountable while, at the same time, blessing others. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.com