tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post8065915059286945007..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Saints, Seekers and SleepersJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-57897766901033873872012-12-23T19:25:31.419+10:002012-12-23T19:25:31.419+10:00I really like your blog! It would be nice if you c...I really like your blog! It would be nice if you could stop by my blog sometime too.<br />I'm your new follower, would you follow me back??Teraz Palę Świecę Zapachowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857082322434711593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-74973621773890460522012-12-23T16:14:23.167+10:002012-12-23T16:14:23.167+10:00interesting and insightful post. thanks.interesting and insightful post. thanks.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-11722535278654253452012-12-22T16:06:43.278+10:002012-12-22T16:06:43.278+10:00Hey Jenny,
I haven't been to southern parts of...Hey Jenny,<br />I haven't been to southern parts of Africa but have lived for a number of years as an adult in West Africa and as a child East Africa. Jennifer Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284057776201270126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-81241833301410838552012-12-22T12:57:29.365+10:002012-12-22T12:57:29.365+10:00Thanks Jennifer
I'd love to swap African stor...Thanks Jennifer<br /><br />I'd love to swap African stories - my experience has mainly been in southern Africa having lived in Zambia and spent time in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa.<br /><br />What about you?<br /><br />JennyJeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13963657097721236822012-12-22T12:55:16.781+10:002012-12-22T12:55:16.781+10:00Thanks Paula. I would be very interested in your t...Thanks Paula. I would be very interested in your thoughts about how we might do this especially given your wide experience both in writing and in reading Christian fiction. So many in our time seem to not only be unfamiliar with Christian concepts and values but to be antagonistic about it. How do we present our faith in ways that are winsome and challenging. I have a hunch that there is no one way to to do it and maybe that there are different stages as well. JennyJeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-32662414820139742672012-12-22T12:50:06.021+10:002012-12-22T12:50:06.021+10:00Hi Anusha
Thanks Anusha. I like the term sleepers...Hi Anusha<br /><br />Thanks Anusha. I like the term sleepers too, especially as it keeps the alliteration going but also because it is descriptive without being pejorative.<br /><br />Yes, I think God's call to write is important. I do think it's important that that we write for saints and seekers as well as sleepers. Perhaps our focus is different times in our writing journey - or we may have a different focus (as Paul says we are all parts of the one body with different ministries). What I would find interesting to know is how many of us focus on "sleepers" and how successful are we in connecting with them.<br /><br />God bless<br /><br />JennyJeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-36605930340832083562012-12-22T12:42:56.291+10:002012-12-22T12:42:56.291+10:00Thank you Jo-Anne. I enjoyed meeting you and your ...Thank you Jo-Anne. I enjoyed meeting you and your workshops at the recent Word Writers Getaway (now the Caleb Conference)this year :) JeanetteJeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-92229389425722958562012-12-22T07:23:27.688+10:002012-12-22T07:23:27.688+10:00Great post Jenny,
We'll have to swap African s...Great post Jenny,<br />We'll have to swap African stories one day.Jennifer Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284057776201270126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-81135062142009202692012-12-21T22:13:57.104+10:002012-12-21T22:13:57.104+10:00Hi Jenny,
Yes, it's a great blog that I think ...Hi Jenny,<br />Yes, it's a great blog that I think is worth reading over several times. I've read lots of Christian fiction and such a lot of it is not targeted at the 'Sleepers' at all, but rather Saints and Seekers. Like you, I'd love to give a lot more thought as to ways this can be achieved.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-4240326931060873002012-12-21T22:08:20.501+10:002012-12-21T22:08:20.501+10:00Thanks Jenny for your very interesting post. I lik...Thanks Jenny for your very interesting post. I like your title too. Like you said - all of us write for different reasons - although I would guess all of us do have a common thread running through our writing. We write because we feel called of God to write.<br /><br />I would guess that our reasons for writing also change with time. My prime motive in writing is to strengthen the saints at this point in time. However, that doesn't mean that it will not change next year or a few year's down the track.<br /><br />Thanks again and yes, the needs of the saints, seekers and sleepers are all definitely a big reason for my writing.<br />Blessings,<br />AnushaAnusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13267323189951889412012-12-21T20:46:00.041+10:002012-12-21T20:46:00.041+10:00Thanks so much, Jeanette, for this excellent blog!...Thanks so much, Jeanette, for this excellent blog! I particularly like the way you have summarised your own main reason for writing - 'to strengthen the saints, guide seekers and to begin to awaken sleepers so that they might turn to the Light.' God bless.Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com