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Anne took the Road Less Traveled as Scott Peck+ R. Frost!
I cannot compete with her disparagers. I may have been in their company IF I had locked myself into dear Mother's Scofield KJV! During the 1950's "Searching the Scriptures" by H.E.Dana gave Seminary students valid permission to add literary criticism to our tools for interpreting the Scriptures. Now accepted by both English, German theologians, Today at most conservative schools as, Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta we choose out those renown scholars & writers as Walter Brueggemann, Charles Cousar, Kathleen O'Connor and Oxford's Brian Wren!
I point out four illustrations from PLAN B and two Reviewers:
"In last Sunday's Sermon, I took my opening story from Joshua 2 about the Spies sent to Jerico by Joshua; who decided to keep covered from Jewish publiciity in staying with that best known prostitute, Rahab the harlot!" Many of us have employed her same story for prison inmates who have fallen into that plot! I must admit to not being so offended by her use of expletives as the F___ word a few times! Also she describes their new pet-half/Lab ++ half/golden retriever as like Jesus in a black fur coat or Audrey Hepburn in Blackglama, elegant and lovely and silly!" (What a Tremendous Gift for Unique descriptions!)
Other Interudes I choose are her quotation from Wendell Berry on page 39: "It gets darker and darker every day and then Jesus is born!" Also the night she could not sleep for wondering if she really was a good Mom, "If I actually threatened to have Sam's pets put to sleep!" I did not cotton to her stories when she insisted on being in-control of Sam's required attendance at Church! She openly inserted comments about teaching San Quentin inmates her art of storytelling! Later on she begins Graduation speech with disclaimer: "It must be a magical day for You all.
I would not know! I accidentially forgot to graduate from college!"
After hearing Anne read from Plan B+ fielding comments, I am in total agreemeent with Michele's words: "Refreshing & Honest as a Christian!" Totally a real authentic Person...as Beth calls her the type person, Christ would have enmbraced! I may be in the Minority who believes in her honesty, sincerity, humaness, searching for truth along with her Monologist, Pastor David Roche and Sue Schuler slowly dying with cancer! retired Chap Fred W Hood
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