tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post1160676762326966050..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Book Review - No Ordinary People by David McLaughlanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-13575727392310494702016-01-28T20:10:04.340+11:002016-01-28T20:10:04.340+11:00Hi Dale,
Thanks, for a devotional, there's a f...Hi Dale,<br />Thanks, for a devotional, there's a fair bit of meat and food for thought in this one.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-74481527133541614052016-01-28T20:09:23.894+11:002016-01-28T20:09:23.894+11:00Hi Rita,
I think you've nailed exactly what ap...Hi Rita,<br />I think you've nailed exactly what appealed to me. This book contains a great, humble message when you stack it up against the thousands of books aimed to equip readers for leadership roles and other 'important' and 'significant' destinies. Yes indeed, who knows how many people our writing, collectively, has touched already.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-89231422877283222072016-01-28T20:06:07.757+11:002016-01-28T20:06:07.757+11:00Hi Jenny,
Yes, what irony that the Hebrew servant ...Hi Jenny,<br />Yes, what irony that the Hebrew servant girl went unnamed while Gehazi wasn't (although he might have wished he wasn't in retrospect).Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-83471870668039544452016-01-28T20:04:48.029+11:002016-01-28T20:04:48.029+11:00Hi Ian,
I think it's fairly new, with a Januar...Hi Ian,<br />I think it's fairly new, with a January '16 publishing date. I'm sure I can't think of anyone David McLaughlan might have missed, and the way he threshes out their stories is very interesting.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-56629991575672716942016-01-28T10:34:10.416+11:002016-01-28T10:34:10.416+11:00Sounds interesting Paula. Thanks for telling us ab...Sounds interesting Paula. Thanks for telling us about it.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-88856821258959557352016-01-28T09:39:06.163+11:002016-01-28T09:39:06.163+11:00I can clearly see how this book has resonated with...I can clearly see how this book has resonated with you, Paula. And what a change from the thousands of books aimed at 'becoming a leader'. Not many are called to be that, but faithful followers of Jesus, though perhaps unknown and unnamed are not unknown in Heaven. May we all serve Him faithfully even in our writing. Who knows but that someone who reads our stories will be drawn closer to the Lord.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-5636736917843832862016-01-28T09:11:39.107+11:002016-01-28T09:11:39.107+11:00Thanks Paula. Sounds like a fascinating book. One ...Thanks Paula. Sounds like a fascinating book. One unnamed character that always stood out to me was the servant girl (a captured Israeli slave) who told Naaman about the prophet in Israel. She was humble yet courageous - and in complete contrast to the greed and duplicity of Elisha's named servant Gehazi. Looking at all (many) of these unnamed heroes and heroines would be fascinating.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-14175809630264749992016-01-28T08:03:22.697+11:002016-01-28T08:03:22.697+11:00Paula, thanks so much for sharing this one with us...Paula, thanks so much for sharing this one with us. I never knew such a book existed and sounds like a really good one to explore. We focus so much on the named but as you say there's much to be learnt from the unnamed.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.com