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Excellent.

noreply@blogger.com (Ched) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:56:53 +0000

Excellent.

Frankly speaking, I did not think "Orginal Si...

noreply@blogger.com (mastiguy) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:44:08 +0000

Frankly speaking, I did not think "Orginal Sin" is actually a detective story. It is a story of Revenge and the detectives just happened to be there in the story. The murderer plotted, the murderer murdered one after one, declared he has done so and then the murderer committed suicide.

Adam Dalgliesh looked lazy and seemed to give his assistants a chance. His assistants Kate & Daniel were always confronting each other and they did till the end. They were not doing very good too. Daniel could not get the truth out of a child and Dalgliesh had to intervene. Also searching the archives thoroughly was Dalgliesh's idea which brought the truth out. By then the Murderer had committed the 3 required murders.

The story can be considered to be a Good Human Drama but not at all a good detective story.

By the way, P.D. James referred to a book named "Murder under the Sun" by Agatha Christie in this book. There is no such book. There is however a book named "Evil Under the Sun" by her.

Very well said. I hope the same for Ben

noreply@blogger.com (Jon Schrader) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:44:50 +0000

Very well said. I hope the same for Ben

In general I think Outlander was a good movie. It ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aage) — Sat, 28 May 2011 20:05:26 +0000

In general I think Outlander was a good movie. It reminded me of a bit of The 16th Warrior with Antonio Banderas.

Cheers!, you can buy me a coffee now. I'm coff...

noreply@blogger.com (sildenafil) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:45:37 +0000

Cheers!, you can buy me a coffee now.
I'm coffee lover and that question is very stupid to me... against...

Your comments about Driscoll and then the "Wi...

noreply@blogger.com (Tim) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:53:13 +0000

Your comments about Driscoll and then the "Wild at Heart" phenomenon made me laugh. As you note, there is positive significance to Driscoll's emphasis on masculinity, but it seems like we love to jump on the next great bandwagon... whatever it may be. And as you imply, the result is often a subtle form of Pharisaism. "I'm wild at heart. Are *you* wild at heart?" And as former-wimps beat their chests, they are left thinking they have the "new answer" for men, or the church, or whoever. I wish there was an answer for people like me. Oh wait... there is. Jesus. Doesn't mean my masculine-pipes don't need dusting off, but every time I stray from Him I regret it.

Are you sure that Driscoll's statements only <...

noreply@blogger.com (Jin-roh) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:44:39 +0000

Are you sure that Driscoll's statements only border on the ridiculous? :-)

Musicians get girls. Ask the dude you plays the classical guitar.

Is getting girls not manly enough for driscoll?

Sounds like God is doing some awesome things in yo...

noreply@blogger.com (Toyin O.) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:26:30 +0000

Sounds like God is doing some awesome things in your church. I will keep praying for you guys.

Your church sounds great! I'll have you in my...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:41:24 +0000

Your church sounds great! I'll have you in my prayers. Isn't following Jesus' example a wonderful way to live! My small church community walks the walk, too.

I don't know what your talking about I've ...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:54:12 +0000

I don't know what your talking about I've never read a book that better portrays heaven and God and Satin and all that, you obviously have horrible taste in books. It actualy Gives you an amazing picture what you think all that stuff could look like. I don't think you deserve to read the rest of the books if were ragging on this one so bad

Thanks, guys. I think living well means thriving...

noreply@blogger.com (Ariel) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:17:22 +0000

Thanks, guys.

I think living well means thriving in chaos and even enjoying it.

And yes, I need to blog more...it's on my list!

Just when I think you've abandoned "Blogl...

noreply@blogger.com (R. Sherman) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:58:23 +0000

Just when I think you've abandoned "Blogland," you reappear. Don't be such a stranger.

Cheers.

this is a great post. adventure and creativity ar...

noreply@blogger.com (jami jensen) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:43:58 +0000

this is a great post.
adventure and creativity are always available if we seek them, even in seemingly mundane situations and among chaos. glad to hear you embrace it.

Thanks for your review of Orthodoxy. I have read H...

noreply@blogger.com (K Anne) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:29:36 +0000

Thanks for your review of Orthodoxy. I have read Heretics, which lead me to Orthodoxy. I am about 2/3 of the way through. The Everlasting Man is waiting in the wings. GKC is hard to read (for this very untalented reader) but so worth it! Either I laugh out loud, my eyes boggle and I have to reread the paragraph again, or I am left with a warm feeling and lots left to think about.

This book candidly looks at the real image of Chri...

noreply@blogger.com (Crimson) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:40:25 +0000

This book candidly looks at the real image of Christianity, and in doing so confronts some of its biggest challenges.
The writing style is somewhat mundane - with lack of interesting expression...However, the content is very insightful and therefore, it's worth fighting the preliminary yawnies off.

I enjoyed the fresh candid perspective. I think it was a constructive and open minded approach to what the real issue facing the church is.

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I don't know why you think so poorly of Dekker...

noreply@blogger.com (Fire) — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:06:15 +0000

I don't know why you think so poorly of Dekker. Maybe if you had bothered to finish the series you would have seen that his idea is extremely original - the plot twists and turns and just when you think you have it figured out, another sharp twist leads you in a totally different direction. If you read the entire series you would discover that each detail is carefully thought about and is connected to another part of the Circle series, and suddenly you find that everything is connected in a big network that is, truly, the work of a genius. And the emotion crammed into the books reaches out to the reader and grabs their heart, like Elyon himself is speaking to you. Or that's what it feels like to the people who actually HAVE hearts, unlike you who completely ignores how phenomenal Ted Dekker is and how RIGHT he is about life - which he shows in his books.
Maybe read them again with a more OPEN MIND and you MIGHT see what I, and millions of others, see.
Also, in regard to your three star rating system, I would give him ten stars. I would love to see you try to pull off the same standard of work - that would be a major first.

Hey Peter, you're in luck. I still monitor com...

noreply@blogger.com (Ariel) — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:30:54 +0000

Hey Peter, you're in luck. I still monitor comments on this blog. Here's a link to the article itself, and if you shoot me your email, I'll get you the bibliography. Always a fan of Lewis and Lewis research.

Any way to get a look at your bibliography for thi...

noreply@blogger.com (Peter Marshall) — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:25:02 +0000

Any way to get a look at your bibliography for this paper? I'm in the preliminary stages of research for a paper at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. I ran across your blog post so figured I'd give it a try. Chances are slim that you get this but if you do, it sure would help with the research process.

I guess I'll check to see if you reply to this.

What about Marijuana? God made that too right? An...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:06:15 +0000

What about Marijuana? God made that too right? And in no way am I against coffee (I have a pot brewing as we speak) but what is really the difference between this and all other organic drugs? If you drink coffee you get wired. If you smoke pot you get the munchies whilst relieving pain if you have any. I just thought I'd touch on it for the fact that I heard a bunch of pastors sitting around talking about how they we're so happy that a marijuana dispensary owner was thrown in prison and lost everything (even though he was fully legal and was approved by the county and city to do business) WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? WHY IS IT SUCH A FAUX PAH? DO I USE IT MYSELF...NO. SO THEN WHY CAN ONE THING BE USED RECREATIONALLY AND TO 'WAKE YOU UP' OR MORE DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE WHILE ANOTHER IS TREATED AS IF IT WERE CRACK COCAINE? PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME....SOMEONE...AND DON'T USE LEGALITY TO JUSTIFY THE POINT. BECAUSE LEGALITY NOW MORE THAN EVER SHOWS HOW CORRUPTED THE SYSTEM IS. REMEMBER WE NOW WILL BE BREAKING THE LAW BY NOT HAVING HEALTH INSURANCE...READY TO PAY THAT HEALTHY FINE???

Dude, too bad about yesterday and Northern Iowa, a...

noreply@blogger.com (R. Sherman) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:12:33 +0000

Dude, too bad about yesterday and Northern Iowa, a team formerly coached by Norm Stewart, by the way.

Bru-hu-hu-ha-ha.

Cheers.

OT: Poetry is more interesting than basketball. P...

noreply@blogger.com (Sherry) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:55:29 +0000

OT: Poetry is more interesting than basketball.

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