tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post5551335512440074964..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: Prata's Potpourri: Dominionism, 190 blogs, 300 books, decisonal easy-believism, wandering pastors, moreElizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-82629310528903644622016-03-11T10:36:43.303-05:002016-03-11T10:36:43.303-05:00Oh, okay. Avonlea is not the clue. LOL. I thought ...Oh, okay. Avonlea is not the clue. LOL. I thought maybe you could tell, just not the others reading. Mary T. I will get a google account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-51263243497675553712016-03-11T06:57:00.797-05:002016-03-11T06:57:00.797-05:00Is AVONLEA the clue? :) :) If I'm wrong, what ...Is AVONLEA the clue? :) :) If I'm wrong, what other people do who don't want to stay anonymous is sign in as Anon but write their name in the closing.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-17013258881653016962016-03-11T06:53:11.257-05:002016-03-11T06:53:11.257-05:00Hi Anonymous,
Thanks so much for the warning. I&#...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks so much for the warning. I'll start reading the three books I bought, and lay them down if they begin to go off. I guess in the future I'll stick to Valley of Vision, Pilgrim's Progress, and Missionary Biographies! The Will Thomas Barker and Llewwellyn series, a series I LOVED, was set in 1890s London, was atmosphertic, clean, well-written, and the duo attended Spurgeon's church. Yet I didn't finish the last book (trashed it actually) because the author made homosexuals the main characters and was sympathizing with sodomy, with Barker explaining how Spurgeon was wrong and God smote Sodom for bad hospitality. Oh well, it was a good 7 book run. But not even trusted authors are safe anymore.<br /><br />Sure you can join my GoodReads but I rarely look at it or post. I have not been able to keep it up with twitter, two blogs, two Facebook pages and constant blog comments and emails. But you're welcome, and I may have more time this summer to read and review.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-28437870561316176302016-03-10T23:24:21.972-05:002016-03-10T23:24:21.972-05:00Let us know about Karon. I have a stack that I nev...Let us know about Karon. I have a stack that I never read because a best friend liked her writing. I don't want to waste time. I actually am reading for the first time Anne of Green Gables....the second one now: Anne of Avonlea. I don't mean to sign on as Anonymous but I don't have another optional account. Do you know who I am anyway, Elizabeth? I hope so.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-72359830059900591322016-03-10T23:16:31.404-05:002016-03-10T23:16:31.404-05:00I enjoyed this post greatly, too, but I always enj...I enjoyed this post greatly, too, but I always enjoy your posts, Elizabeth. I want to say, personally, I found The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time leaving me with a bad taste. I did read A Man Called Ove and that was a good read....though there are moments in the book I would have liked to delete. : ) Jennifer and Elizabeth, can I join your Goodreads friends list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-55976470314653596822016-03-08T13:19:55.048-05:002016-03-08T13:19:55.048-05:00Thanks for the affirmation on Paton's book. I ...Thanks for the affirmation on Paton's book. I bought it. It will be here in two days. I'm excited! I love missionary bios.<br /><br />Thank you also for the warning on the Jan Karon book. Like you, I read her first couple of books long ago. I found Home to Holly Creek in a discard bin (AKA, free) so I scooped it up. I'll start on it and keep your warning in mind, and abandon it if I see anything like you warned me about. Thank you again.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-75606399996793511002016-03-08T09:48:24.835-05:002016-03-08T09:48:24.835-05:00Elizabeth, I would add a hearty amen to Leslie'...Elizabeth, I would add a hearty amen to Leslie's suggestion. I am currently re-reading Paton's autobio. It is absolutely marvelous on so many levels. what I appreciated this time is his honesty about the mission field & the Christian life. His first stint in the New Hebrides was wrought with loss, daily suffering and persecutions. Here was a man, obviously called and prepared well by the Lord to go and yet this is what he faced! It gives me so much hope to know that it is often those called of God who go through deep trials. It doesn't mean however that they were not meant to go, or were not called, but that God has purposes that are so much greater than ours.<br /><br />Secondly, I wanted to warn you about Jan Karon. I've read almost all of her books and do not know what to think. The first couple were pretty good. But subsequent ones began to lead in a direction (ecumenism). Father Tim is an episcopal priest and has dealings with all the other pastors around town. All well and good, as far as it goes. But the last one I read (In the Company of Others) was bad. Badly written, but also there's a lot of deceptive ideas in it. One character is a fallen away Roman Catholic who has been an ugly person throughout the book and a trial to everyone around her. Yet, she is led on her deathbed to believe that she is saved! After I read it and thought back over all the books I wondered if this was where Ms. Karon was leading us all the time? I do not know....just beware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-63126702030104074122016-03-07T17:56:07.629-05:002016-03-07T17:56:07.629-05:00O-o-hh, thanks for this recommendation, just downl...O-o-hh, thanks for this recommendation, just downloaded the free version, yay!Mountain Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881425039506649905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-53436753987801009772016-03-07T11:02:15.580-05:002016-03-07T11:02:15.580-05:00I am glad you mentioned this book, too Leslie A! ...I am glad you mentioned this book, too Leslie A! It's free right now for kindle!! :)<br /><br />JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-32710559696132263312016-03-07T05:52:45.630-05:002016-03-07T05:52:45.630-05:00Thanks Leslie A! I LOVE missionary stories! I rece...Thanks Leslie A! I LOVE missionary stories! I recently read the life of Gladys Aylward, who was a missionary to inner China back in the 1930s. It was fantastic. I will definitely add John Paton to my list.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-87108109327727432032016-03-07T05:50:53.122-05:002016-03-07T05:50:53.122-05:00Thank you Anonymous :)Thank you Anonymous :)Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-74818843818007849142016-03-07T03:57:30.554-05:002016-03-07T03:57:30.554-05:00On The Book Thief, I think the world is divided in...On The Book Thief, I think the world is divided into two groups, those people who love it and those who hate it. I belonged to the second camp. I hated the personification of Death. I have a friend who loved it, loved it, loved it.Bexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04948953441064421705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-87751553183624269452016-03-06T23:49:30.558-05:002016-03-06T23:49:30.558-05:00I read The Giver for the first time last year afte...I read The Giver for the first time last year after watching the movie. Some of the YA books are the most profound. Although we do certainly have to be so careful as so many of them are full of dark, ungodly themes, as you mentioned.<br /><br />I have included a link below for one of the best books I have ever read. It reads like a novel, but is actually the autobiography of John Paton, who was a missionary in Vanuatu before it was Vanuatu(It was called the New Hebrides Islands back then). It seems like you have plenty to read now but if you ever need a book to read, you may want to add this to your list :) <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Story-Paton-Thirty-Years-Cannibals-ebook/dp/B0083ZH2DW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457325830&sr=8-2&keywords=John+PatonLeslie Ahttp://growing4life.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-73916205550328327542016-03-06T22:35:16.650-05:002016-03-06T22:35:16.650-05:00I found the Curious Incident rather depressing. Bu...I found the Curious Incident rather depressing. But that may be just me. I read A Man Called Ove and, though there were parts I wish weren't there, it was good. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-11028122270692416392016-03-06T22:30:52.596-05:002016-03-06T22:30:52.596-05:00I agree, Jennifer. Elizabeth's posts are great...I agree, Jennifer. Elizabeth's posts are great and your comment is, too. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-12981721812152257552016-03-06T12:27:19.247-05:002016-03-06T12:27:19.247-05:00Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for reading and for your comm...Hi Jennifer,<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for your comment. The Goodreads suggestion is helpful, I'll do that. I was excited to see the documentary on Netflix and relieved it's also on Youtube (for now) so anyone without a paid streaming channel can also watch. Enjoy!Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-86675272209085727342016-03-06T12:07:29.138-05:002016-03-06T12:07:29.138-05:00I enjoyed everything in this post. I am excited to...I enjoyed everything in this post. I am excited to check out the maths documentary! <br /><br />Growing up in a Wesleyan church, I know from experience that the alter call and decisions for Jesus don't stick and create lots of false converts (me) who eventually fall away. I "fell away" in college when I became discouraged that "it" wasn't working for me like it seemed to with other (probably genuine) Christians. Then God, at the age of 30, regenerated me and the light came on. I didn't know the doctrines of grace either, being raised Wesleyan, but I experienced them, and eventually put words to what I already knew was true. Thanks be to God!<br /><br />Since we are friends on goodreads, check out my recently read list. I write reviews for everything I read and warn of anything a believer might find objectionable. I usually have 1 nonfiction going, and 1 fun fiction I read to unwind. Keeps me from getting burned out. Also, get your eyes checked! You'll be thinking afterward, "why did I wait so long?!"<br /><br />JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com