tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post6530356108741080591..comments2023-11-05T03:47:03.674-07:00Comments on The Lost Genre Guild: Something Differentcynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15514785429568086047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-38861654668632882792007-06-17T10:39:00.000-06:002007-06-17T10:39:00.000-06:00Oh but you misunderstood my blog. I was just letti...Oh but you misunderstood my blog. I was just letting people know Never Ceese was officially in a Christian Book Store. I wasn't suggesting that I had problems getting it in one and finally managed. So many were waiting and so I felt obligated to let them know and will continue to post what bookstores I'm in for readers to know. After all, I consider this my job as an author trying to get her work out there. I've not had any more trouble getting into a Christian bookstore or ABA bookstore. The bigger problem is getting a CBA agent to take my MS so my work can be represented as written by a Christian. No big deal there either. I just found a publisher who wasn't CBA.<BR/><BR/>So to be sure, I don't consider getting in a Christian bookstore any more important than getting in an ABA bookstore. The more the merrier. <BR/><BR/>Wonder why someone would think I was trying to make a statement here? Guess I'll have to watch how I word my blogs. :)Author Sue Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610585940904518767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-34893007398133032412007-06-13T06:11:00.000-06:002007-06-13T06:11:00.000-06:00This is what walking by faith is all about. It's n...This is what walking by faith is all about. It's not stuffing a tract into someone's hand as they walk by. It's taking time to engage them Touching their lives with enough dialog that it leaves them thinking.<BR/><BR/>Biblical spec-fic is a perfect tool to continue to touch lives as we walk by faith...as characters walk through scenarios that don't threaten the reader but engage them and leave them with poderings that may just lead them into God's family. That part's up to the Lord--the writing--that's part of the walk.Donna Sundbladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931096970113616734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-91461137338705817552007-06-12T22:36:00.000-06:002007-06-12T22:36:00.000-06:00Chad:Great article. It is so very sad to hear that...Chad:<BR/><BR/>Great article. It is so very sad to hear that churches are driving away the young people who so desperately need our help. I do hope that LatEoD will reach some of them. <BR/><BR/>So few young people attend church, my own included. Fortunately we have a young pastor who is taking steps to bring in kids through church activities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977625445733052399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-13847862825563185612007-06-12T10:02:00.000-06:002007-06-12T10:02:00.000-06:00Not sure judge was the right word. I associate it'...Not sure judge was the right word. I associate it's use in this context with the come as you are, stay as you are gospel. There are a lot of sins only the Holy Spirit can effectively address, certainly. My concern is I've seen a lot said in the name of not judging that actually does judge, only it's the opposite of God's judgment as revealed in the bible, and ends up insulating against the work of the Holy Spirit in that area.<BR/><BR/>If you asked me (and of course no one did) I'd say we need to see sin for what it is and not run from that truth, or, conversely, turn our heads away in disgust, but rather love them anyway. And recognize, for example, I may not like that guy's purple Mohawk, but it's not necessarily a sin. Sometimes we do confuse personal convictions and the traditions of man and the bible's teaching.<BR/><BR/>And of course, while the bible does indicate no piercings (unless you're a slave for life) or tatoos, etc. It makes more sense to deal with what's inside the cup first. Otherwise you clean a body up so she looks like a 'good little christian,' and even though her heart is unchanged, she's accepted as a Christian-in-good-standing even though she doesn't actually know the lord, while the kid with a heart bursting for God is rejected because his/her outward appearance doesn't fit into their narrow mold.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I've got some issues, too . . .Andrea Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704143681030568711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-88832409838868598042007-06-12T09:59:00.000-06:002007-06-12T09:59:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrea Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704143681030568711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-44810142834983581362007-06-12T07:33:00.000-06:002007-06-12T07:33:00.000-06:00Well said, Chad (and Chris). This is probably why ...Well said, Chad (and Chris). This is probably why we see so much discussion about avoiding "preachy" fiction, too. Nobody, even the most "religious" folks I know, want to be preached at. The most powerful literature in our history is the literature that truly connects with people. So let's connect with people. Let's give them the love and plant the seed without ramming a gospel and sinner's prayer down their throats and trust that the Holy Spirit will do the work as we strive to cultivate human connections.Daniel I Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895202139305313413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-75338215819865483722007-06-11T21:32:00.000-06:002007-06-11T21:32:00.000-06:00I totally agree with that assessment. I read some ...I totally agree with that assessment. I read some of the comments at NaNoWriMo that said the same thing. <BR/><BR/>They said they felt like they were less friends w/Christians but more like a target or a notch. That Christian friends were more interested in getting them saved than in them as people.<BR/><BR/>Really good post, Chad.chrisdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662811240806616921noreply@blogger.com