tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post5226435217503936043..comments2024-01-02T21:14:40.779-06:00Comments on A Good Story is Hard to Find: Good Story 089: PavaneJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-17081292296444938462014-08-18T08:33:28.476-05:002014-08-18T08:33:28.476-05:00I think that your comment, Jeff, about how the ten...I think that your comment, Jeff, about how the tendency toward schism was present from practically the beginning and then looking at how many times it DIDN'T happen, is what makes me think that if Luther had been able to become more of a saint and less of a regular person (like me) that we could have had yet another internal reform. Of course, I look at the other previous "isms" Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-80469578924026619132014-08-18T08:29:50.605-05:002014-08-18T08:29:50.605-05:00I'd forgotten about Billy Budd. I really love ...I'd forgotten about Billy Budd. I really love Melville's story (novella?) Bartelby, the Scrivner. I'll have to give Billy a whirl.'<br /><br />I'd also been thinking about Warren Carroll's books, though not wanting to read a huge series. I will definitely give the other two a try.Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-56393537173970142922014-08-18T08:00:37.239-05:002014-08-18T08:00:37.239-05:00Thanks a million for this Jeff. Have you heard of...Thanks a million for this Jeff. Have you heard of Philip Hughes? Someone recommended "A Popular History of the Reformation" by Philip Hughes to me as well.Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-62537148861732135352014-08-17T11:56:42.534-05:002014-08-17T11:56:42.534-05:00Father Elijah is well worth reading. It was the fi...Father Elijah is well worth reading. It was the first of his books that I read and really need to go back and reread. I generally really like his novels and the full Children of the Last days series. I especially loved "A Cry of Stone" as a theological reflection on sanctity and the lives of the characters without being overhanded.<br /><br />His latest novel "Voyage to Alpha Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-49176779926688350672014-08-17T11:49:42.127-05:002014-08-17T11:49:42.127-05:00I am of the opinion that some form of the Protesta...I am of the opinion that some form of the Protestant revolt would certainly have occurred without Luther. I see Luther as rather a tragic figure and frankly a bit of a jerk. Burdened with a scrupulous conscience and the philosophy of nominalism not unknown among Augustinian monks of the time. His 95 thesis (not probably actually nailed to door of the church in Wittenberg) was largely correct Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-18273965266834525362014-08-17T11:47:30.356-05:002014-08-17T11:47:30.356-05:00This comment due to length is broken into parts:
...This comment due to length is broken into parts:<br /><br />I can totally understand Julie's reaction to this book. There are times where you can really enjoy an author's prose while not liking much else. For example the Mervyn Peake books that I found recommended many times. I really liked the writing and the descriptions, didn't care at all about the characters or plot.<br /><br />Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-32345343855988905482014-08-15T08:51:59.596-05:002014-08-15T08:51:59.596-05:00Thanks for the recommendation! I've seen that...Thanks for the recommendation! I've seen that book around. But no zombies? That makes me skeptical because we all know that that's how it's going to happen. Why else would I regularly show my German Shepherd the "I Am Legend" training film? Do NOT go in there, I say. Good dog.<br /><br />We are ready. :)Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-74535748228014751662014-08-14T13:29:14.652-05:002014-08-14T13:29:14.652-05:00The Everlasting Man is about human history since c...The Everlasting Man is about human history since cavemen and how their progress and beliefs all point toward God and especially Christ. It's a incredible book, and one of the ones that converted C.S. Lewis to Christianity.<br /><br />I agree about the original Halloween being a good horror movie. It's pretty much the only slasher movie that's any good. Mike Myers is a force of evil JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-70648703802733588972014-08-14T10:10:30.520-05:002014-08-14T10:10:30.520-05:00Yo, Scott and Julie: If you're looking for mor...Yo, Scott and Julie: If you're looking for more books to discuss (and I think you said as much in a recent episode) you should look at Michael O'Brien's "apocalypse" titled <em>Father Elijah</em>. I've read it and I can recommend it with qualifications (it fails the show-don't-tell test in a few places) but it's loaded with ideas that beg for discussion and fredöspherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213348727159536702noreply@blogger.com