tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post4419491779562004220..comments2024-03-28T12:15:10.659+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Words for Lent: Forgiven by Mandy Baker Johnsonauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-1480793344744587732017-03-08T12:39:27.479+00:002017-03-08T12:39:27.479+00:00I'm a member of a local Christian writing grou...I'm a member of a local Christian writing group and we often have something like this as our writing challenge. I love the creativity inherent in bringing an old story alive and getting inside the head of the characters in the Bible. Sometimes, it takes just one line. I think I read that 'The Red Tent' was based on one brief reference to Dinah. Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-12610066611462643892017-03-08T09:13:33.877+00:002017-03-08T09:13:33.877+00:00Thanks Rosemary xThanks Rosemary xScamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777425117697788921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-90092478015464261132017-03-07T21:29:03.158+00:002017-03-07T21:29:03.158+00:00Great story, Mandy.Great story, Mandy.Rosemary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797123703252258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-75287700276014262822017-03-07T21:24:43.677+00:002017-03-07T21:24:43.677+00:00Thanks so much for your encouragement Agatha. I lo...Thanks so much for your encouragement Agatha. I love reading other writers who do this with Bible stories, I particularly like Patricia St John's 'The Victor' which brings the time of Jesus in the Gospels to life. I really appreciate your encouragement xScamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777425117697788921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-25838319291767792582017-03-07T21:23:33.816+00:002017-03-07T21:23:33.816+00:00Thanks Deborah. Nice to know I'm in good compa...Thanks Deborah. Nice to know I'm in good company (with a preacher) as well :)Scamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777425117697788921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-39673995102329598672017-03-07T21:12:30.517+00:002017-03-07T21:12:30.517+00:00I love the way you tell these stories from the bib...I love the way you tell these stories from the bible, Mandy. It brings it to life for me.Agatha Finchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-53671034577389329112017-03-07T19:21:35.253+00:002017-03-07T19:21:35.253+00:00Very powerful. My husband uses this method sometim...Very powerful. My husband uses this method sometimes instead of a sermon. Well written and beautifully drawn as a story with fresh meaning. Deborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-23738442828289419052017-03-07T16:20:36.393+00:002017-03-07T16:20:36.393+00:00Thank you so much Allison :)Thank you so much Allison :)Scamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777425117697788921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-41019118186142469092017-03-07T15:44:37.132+00:002017-03-07T15:44:37.132+00:00Wonderful retelling of the story, Mandy. Wonderful retelling of the story, Mandy. Allison Symeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480799246770738134noreply@blogger.com