tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post9116655694334249723..comments2023-05-10T04:11:21.250-05:00Comments on Emma Jean Franklin : Apologetics and Despicable Me.Emma Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17114059692610099172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-11341982121052036342011-04-21T11:32:51.668-05:002011-04-21T11:32:51.668-05:00You're highlighting the evangelical need for a...You're highlighting the evangelical need for all stories (and particularly Bible stories) to have modern trappings: good guys, bad guys, rising action, and resolution. The Bible doesn't cater to that need as well as we'd like (David is a "good guy" who had many wives and concubines. Judas is a "bad guy" who was one of Jesus' closest friends for years with no apparent troubles.) <br /><br />The Bible doesn't tell stories with an eye towards human application, but God's glorification. Our stories honor him best when they tell the story he wrote (and writes) most accurately. And the true version is, of course, what you said: that we are in dire trouble. That can make for a very good story indeed. <br /><br />Jon Reisinger told me I needed to check out your blog, and he was right. Very good thoughts, very well put.tyler.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17544289611514455163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-82524704076498700622011-04-20T12:24:46.068-05:002011-04-20T12:24:46.068-05:00I'm fully convinced that the adults that grew ...I'm fully convinced that the adults that grew up in the church have forgotten the periphery of the stories they were taught as kids. We've forgotten that every other person on the planet died during The Flood. We've forgotten that David killed a man for Bathsheba (teach that in True Love Waits). We've forgotten that the heroes are often the villains of someone else's story. I bet Uriah the Hittite didn't see David as the hero. Well... maybe not in retrospect.<br /><br />Maybe that's the problem with spiritual media. We're afraid to get dirty. No round character is perfect. No perfect character is real. As soon as we try to deify a character the story is boring. Unreal. Devoid of impact. <br /><br />Here's a story idea - Write about Jesus from the perspective of the Pharisees. I bet he doesn't look like a hero to them.<br /><br />Great post. Really enjoyed it.Jon Reisingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12320962317980005858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-71497353646017678662011-04-20T05:19:09.221-05:002011-04-20T05:19:09.221-05:00Thanks Emma. A timely reminder - the week of the ...Thanks Emma. A timely reminder - the week of the celebration of the Hero's most heroic act.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911410823470251330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-12392122739165545882011-04-16T07:22:50.122-05:002011-04-16T07:22:50.122-05:00Excellent article Emma.Excellent article Emma.nancy4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286853730948521693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-74203044122507013692011-04-15T22:51:33.380-05:002011-04-15T22:51:33.380-05:00To be honest, I was confused about that. The very ...To be honest, I was confused about that. The very bad person turns out to be a good person. Isn't that we all hope and wish for? That all the bad would go away? I guess I love the grace in the movie. <br /><br />The grace and forgiveness that can help the terrible evil state of the person be overlooked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-61573471909187461902011-04-15T21:38:42.328-05:002011-04-15T21:38:42.328-05:00This is your best blog post to date. You are righ...This is your best blog post to date. You are right.<br />I hadnt thought of it like this and it's too bad you were not able to share it with class. <br /><br />But please. Stop saying prostitute and whore. <br />It upsets me.Donna Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699431983937413613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095961351839182752.post-18701188939281270612011-04-15T20:43:58.240-05:002011-04-15T20:43:58.240-05:00There is nothing better about mixing sin with good...There is nothing better about mixing sin with good then to use an illegal video clip.<br />And, Emma, I am so glad you blogged this. So glad that I was there to hear this rant in person and so glad that Bible school has taught us that we are sinners who have been redeemed in order to serve rather than produced religious arrogance and fervor for being right.<br />I'm glad to have grown up next to you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559191479397597287noreply@blogger.com