Comments on: Apology…Sort Of

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:46:30 +0000

That is why I have toyed with making my blog private before. I feel for you girlfriend, but please keep writing. There are many of us who learn from you and need your honesty. Love you!

By: TulipGirl

TulipGirl — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:37:20 +0000

Yeah. . . it’s been weird having the first words out of an acquaintance’s mouth at church be in reference to Hubby’s blog. . . reminds me that things that feel private are a lot more public.

And your post has reminded me that I need to be sure to speak up (and kindly, and with love) when I take offense. Speak up or just let go. It’s a lot harder for me to bring something up that has offended me–than to accept and listen when someone brings to me how I’ve offended them.

By: kelly

kelly — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:22:08 +0000

weed through my typing errors….. at least we are not as redneck as the nascar fans referenced on “this blog”! oh, wait, that was us!

By: kelly

kelly — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:16:28 +0000

i just read this blog. i love the freedom you feel to struggle/ hash out life. and to continue to do it with such freedom though you are no longer anonymous….. wow, you must be believing the gospel to do it! you must be caring more about what the Father thinks of you than anyone else. only then could you write and STRUGGLE freely for all to see. exposed! needing Jesus! how refreshing! b/c when we need Him (rather than are reputations, status, records) we find He is the pearl of great price worth selling all to find.

and i wonder….. are those who find open struggling (sometimes just plain old honesty) offense, really in touch with reality? what is so bad with open struggling. it does not lesson God. if anything, it hightens our need and His faithfulness. when my husband and i struggle in our marriage we are open about it to eachother and others. if they are close friends, we ask them to pray for us. we are okay about being real about our marriage, the ups and downs. God is in them and at work. is it any different in a church? shouldn’t we be able to struggle openly in a church? shouldn’t we even be able to struggle openly with a church? healthy relationships allow struggling. healthy churches do too. healthy ones……

By: Jan Fincher

Jan Fincher — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:21:49 +0000

Well….it’s not me…not offended. I’m pretty sure that if I had a blog it would remain anonymous because no one would be interested in reading it (Yes - I AM “Charlie Brown”)

By: skerrib

skerrib — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:10 +0000

I’m offended that I’d never before heard of “Boogie in Your Butt.” That’s friggin’ funny.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:27:55 +0000

I’m not anonymous… and… you haven’t offended me, but if you had I would gladly accept your apology. The End.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:55:34 +0000

I kinda wish I had started an anonymous blog because I’m a LOT more filtered in what I say because I have a lot of friends in real life that read what I write…I couldn’t care less what random people on the Internet think, but it’s hard to censor myself because I think, “what if so-and-so (who doesn’t even know I have a blog right now) finds this and realize I’m talking about something that they hold dear…what then?” So I end-up avoiding topics that I spend a lot of time thinking about because I’m afraid of this situation happening. Anonymity is attractive, sorry yours is over. Hopefully this will get resolved.