tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post938035015522521860..comments2023-03-31T04:38:41.225-07:00Comments on Chronicles of Claire: The one where her brain exploded.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02199428498063117818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-67071425759708003312012-03-30T13:23:42.248-07:002012-03-30T13:23:42.248-07:00Really good articles, and tough stuff to think ove...Really good articles, and tough stuff to think over. I appreciate your willingness to look at all sides of an issue. (I did the same over the KONY video...it sorta wrecked me a little bit too.)Lesleyhttp://barefooton45th.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-75291980726739228822012-03-18T22:51:48.525-07:002012-03-18T22:51:48.525-07:00Thanks for this. I smiled. And all those things sw...Thanks for this. I smiled. And all those things swirling through your brain has also been swirling in mine. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014003028468811508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-26870013911324116522012-03-18T14:25:08.282-07:002012-03-18T14:25:08.282-07:00In response to the modesty issue, for me it is abo...In response to the modesty issue, for me it is about dying to self, am I willing to button up one more button, even though it's "fine" so as not to cause my brother whom I say I love, to stumble? Am I willing to look not quite as "current" and even if perhaps I could pull it off, to be on the safe side? Especially for the men I know who are tall, and have to figure out where to look. What is really disconcerting is seeing women in their 40's and above dressing imodestly, maybe they are trying to recapture "their best life" but it is truly distracting and sad. I love expressing myself with clothes and try to look current at 54 without causing those whom I profess to love stumble.Heidi Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991069238040030230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-6151661344740005372012-03-18T14:09:30.065-07:002012-03-18T14:09:30.065-07:00Oh Claire- The fact that you have 3 youngin's ...Oh Claire- The fact that you have 3 youngin's to keep alive, teach to say please and thank you and most importantly go to God's word as their template for how to live, astounds me, no one would blame you if you were content just to hunker down and survive, and let those with more free time figure out painful brain stuff. Thanks for being willing to try to figure all this out, I really appreciate your thoughts.Heidi Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991069238040030230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-24929720054852329002012-03-17T19:32:58.910-07:002012-03-17T19:32:58.910-07:00Claire - on modesty, have you seen this video by C...Claire - on modesty, have you seen this video by CJ Mahaney. I haven't had time to read the piece you referenced, but I LOVE how he ties this issue to the GOSPEL! <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtjS7UIcUwLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492548345851075254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-66807689106023958902012-03-15T22:05:20.028-07:002012-03-15T22:05:20.028-07:00I so appreciate your comments, Sonya.
The fact th...I so appreciate your comments, Sonya.<br /><br />The fact that sex is used as marketing I think changes the modesty issue. It isn't a "religious" thing. It's how we see each other as human beings - women are objects who can control men with their bodies and men are the poor, stupid shmucks who can't control themselves around women. Either way it's a bleak picture. <br /><br />Faith and critical thinking can definitely coexist, and yes, many times disharmoniously. I love that Christians are talking about their faith and rejecting "one size fits all thinking". My biggest fear is the pendulum swinging the other way. I see many young people who, in frustration with a "one size" approach reject faith altogether. There are absolutes. Not so many as our parents think and not so few as we think.<br /><br />Love the conversation!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199428498063117818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564737922211232121.post-33145068956817214412012-03-15T21:19:02.814-07:002012-03-15T21:19:02.814-07:00Oh Claire. I think I know exactly where yore comin...Oh Claire. I think I know exactly where yore coming from. This from someone who could best be described as secularly Christian. The Kony2012 has thrown me for a loop for sure. The modesty issue is something I've seen played out through friends who have teenage daughters amd having a preteen daughter who I have near daily discussion about sex or "sexiness" being used to sell (American Apparel ads on the back of buses, let me tell you!) they are both thorny topics. And even though I might not see eye to eye with you on the roles of husband and wife, i know I need to take a step back and assess/ be forever grateful for the husband I have. I think that faith and critical thinking can exist, maybe not in total harmony. I think that religion sometimes can take a one-size-fits-all approach. Now I'm rambling. Anyway, I m glad to read you words and thoughts, if that means anything. Wasn't that a part of the Kony2012, that it's a basic human need to connect and communicate? Well there you go then!Sonya Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12402015132102471573noreply@blogger.com