tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post3991990102873042400..comments2023-07-23T08:47:50.682-05:00Comments on Mocha with Linda: Pirate HunterMocha with Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16387717261200678465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post-54237887795946465952009-07-17T15:40:58.042-05:002009-07-17T15:40:58.042-05:00Sorry Kim, I respectfully disagree. I have severa...Sorry Kim, I respectfully disagree. I have several gay friends who I love dearly and I don't find it my "job" to tell them that they are living a life outside of God's will. I believe it is my responsibility to love them and through that love allow God to do the rest.<br /><br />And Linda you are welcome! I haven't finished the book yet, I've got a lot going on so I'm still in the midst of it. : )Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427083039276649574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post-52429311039684250432009-07-17T09:10:17.497-05:002009-07-17T09:10:17.497-05:00Linda,
No worries my friend. It should bother us a...Linda,<br />No worries my friend. It should bother us all more than it does that we would feel comfortable joking about the sinful lifestyle of the Sodomites. Yes, we are to love them, but we are to love them enough to tell them they are living in a way that God clearly condemns and encourage them to turn from it and repent.<br /><br />Since this issue is rendered a moot point in the story, I did not mention it in my review, but joking about it...given the reasons behind the mirage...fit the particular characters. <br /><br />However, like you, if I were going to share this book with my teens (who I think would LOVE it) I would give them a heads up on that particular scene. It's a narrow path we walk as parents sometimes, but the Lord will lead us.<br /><br />This really was a great story, and I think God's redemptive power to save is beautifully displayed despite the off-color joking about the Sodomites.<br /><br />Isn't it great that we can all share our opinions?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101345724592651458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post-88099733723871231792009-07-16T22:29:01.013-05:002009-07-16T22:29:01.013-05:00Andi -
Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I tot...Andi -<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I totally get what you are saying. But the situation in the book that I was referring to was not one in which the character(s) were "deal(ing) in the attitude of Christ" but were just flippantly joking and accepting it as no big deal. I didn't see a Christian worldview in that scenario in the book.Mocha with Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387717261200678465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post-43688637264526828512009-07-16T22:18:03.006-05:002009-07-16T22:18:03.006-05:00I understand where you are coming from - however ....I understand where you are coming from - however . . . as Christians we have to learn how to deal in the attitude of Christ with those who choose that "lifestyle". My daughter is a les**ian and I love her no differently than I love my other daughters and I love her partner! We need to remember who Jesus chose as His disciples and who He hung with and it wasn't the "religious" right. In fact it was those He threw the law at and said they were wrong.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427083039276649574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post-1195743223429129692009-07-16T09:32:21.519-05:002009-07-16T09:32:21.519-05:00I guessed right! I figured the little aside was yo...I guessed right! I figured the little aside was your one flaw find. However, once I discovered the why behind it, I had a good laugh! Yet...it's not something to laugh about. I realize that. I'm still reading, so I'll give my full opinion soon.<br /><br />I am loving this book!!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101345724592651458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172707736566212799.post-20074987544697653852009-07-15T21:11:11.376-05:002009-07-15T21:11:11.376-05:00I have to say that the "rabbit trail" wi...I have to say that the "rabbit trail" will probably turn me off from this book. I get so frustrated with secular movies/books that are really good except for that "one scene" they felt they had to put in for the rating. I am with you, I don't expect that out of my christian writers. It is disappointing.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16558961544260341038noreply@blogger.com