tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post8410667169847708526..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Burning Beliefs Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-48159521353873511752013-07-06T06:06:25.209+10:002013-07-06T06:06:25.209+10:00Thanks for the post Carol. Like Paula I think we l...Thanks for the post Carol. Like Paula I think we learn from fiction. But then I can't imagine not wanting to read or write fiction. That doesn't mean it is the only thing to read or write though. Like everything in life variety and balance is good. Hopefully others will appreciate and learn something from our work in whatever form it takesDalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-48257153430591914012013-07-05T18:48:40.161+10:002013-07-05T18:48:40.161+10:00I agree Rita. There's nothing quite so powerfu...I agree Rita. There's nothing quite so powerful as life stories. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40798678960086749082013-07-05T18:46:46.051+10:002013-07-05T18:46:46.051+10:00I really hope we can reach Christians and non-Chri...I really hope we can reach Christians and non-Christians alike, Anusha. Not easy, but it's a really important one for me. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-25282028894532787832013-07-05T18:45:40.943+10:002013-07-05T18:45:40.943+10:00Wonderful to hear of ongoing transformation Margar...Wonderful to hear of ongoing transformation Margaret. Isn't it great when we still know that we need it, no matter how old we are. Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-42817936708804423632013-07-05T18:44:45.296+10:002013-07-05T18:44:45.296+10:00so true Paula. It's great if people can learn ...so true Paula. It's great if people can learn an important life lesson from other people's experience. I hope our writing does that for some who will otherwise suffer unnecessarily. <br />Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-22380457024030222472013-07-05T15:26:40.480+10:002013-07-05T15:26:40.480+10:00It really is a great question, and I think your pa...It really is a great question, and I think your paragraph at the start of this blog post is a great way of answering it, Carol.<br />What I love about fiction is that we may learn valuable lessons, vicariously through others, without having to go through similar issues personally. Although I know that when we have finished a good book, it feels as if we've been through it anyway.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-69402166856485191492013-07-05T13:59:39.650+10:002013-07-05T13:59:39.650+10:00Ahh, the challenges of learning life lessons. I ha...Ahh, the challenges of learning life lessons. I have just been transformed by one of those lessons, which has once again increased my capacity for empathy. Stories drawn from these experiences can have a huge impact on their readers as well. Thank you, Carol. Margaret Lepkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147233663724759684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-58927063132047035922013-07-05T12:34:30.093+10:002013-07-05T12:34:30.093+10:00Great post Carol. We Christian writers have a fire...Great post Carol. We Christian writers have a fire burning in our hearts don't we? A message to share and proclaim from the rooftops if we can. It may be shared via different means - via different genres. And that's why are all needed. We can't all reach the world - individually - but collectively - we will all be writing genres that others - both Christians and non Christians alike will read.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts which are profound and needed. May we each be faithful to our call.<br />AnushaAnusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-92084785589764413372013-07-05T11:26:46.256+10:002013-07-05T11:26:46.256+10:00Good question, Carol, and worthy of some deep thou...Good question, Carol, and worthy of some deep thought! :)Meredith Rescehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119649437940781847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-67536181464437271732013-07-05T10:16:59.693+10:002013-07-05T10:16:59.693+10:00A question that begs an answer.
Thanks Carol, I ...A question that begs an answer. <br /><br />Thanks Carol, I can only say that when the seed of a story bursts from its underground nurture (my overactive brain cells)into the light of day, I cannot help but write it. Why? Ah, there has to be the passion, the belief that it must be shared, and the prayer that it will encourage or cause a thirst to know more. Especially if we as Christians want to write a kind of parable of real life, yet fiction. Jesus used stories to His advantage in getting across a spiritual truth. And we are privileged to do it through our characters' lives.<br /><br />All that to say that's where I come from. Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.com