Comments on: stimulus and beauty

By: fresca

fresca — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:32:00 +0000

“Sitting beside the sage”
LOL!!!
Yeah, I guess so… [smile]

By: deanna

deanna — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:50:00 +0000

Hey, Fresca, I knew what you meant. You’re sitting beside the sage (at least he personifies one), and you’re not one to play it safe. :o)

By: fresca

fresca — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Sheesh! It’s good we (you) can read through the typos, as of course I meant to write “playing it safe” not playing it “sage”. Ha! I wouldn’t have a problem with that. That’s up to us, I guess. (Eeek. Easier to criticize than to write it myself!)

By: deanna

deanna — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:16:00 +0000

Fresca, I hope Relief will put some samples up on their site, but so far they haven’t. What you said is what drew me to try and write for them. I think they’re doing a fairly good job of reaching for their goals.

Jodi, you’re right, though I think like people in most areas, Christian writers are still fumbling along. It’s the best we can do in any case. But the journey’s the thing, somehow.

By: jodi

jodi — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:54:00 +0000

Christian writing is many things. Luckily it continues to evolve and grow. Things that stay static, die.

Life is a journey Deanna, glad I found your blog.

By: fresca

fresca — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:12:00 +0000

Wow!
I just read a bit about "Relief" magazine through your links there on the right, and I LOVED what they say about themselves:

"The primary measuring stick for good Christian writing cannot continue to be safety. It must be skill - the ability to expose what is real, express it eloquently, punch the reader."

I got really tired of Christianity that was most interested in self-perpetuation, i.e. playing it sage (and fundraising), so this is music to my ears.

But as far as I could see, you can't read it online, is that right?

By: fresca

fresca — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:01:00 +0000

Well put! Do I recognize that trepidatious but hopeful “‘Sure,’ I say.”