tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post8192945715551158556..comments2023-11-18T04:41:02.841-08:00Comments on LauraFrantz.net: a bestselling bookLaura Frantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-17139392080976792122009-12-12T15:30:38.666-08:002009-12-12T15:30:38.666-08:00Kav,
I love your thinking of the humble shepherds ...Kav,<br />I love your thinking of the humble shepherds as they were major players and so symbolic like you said. I'm thankful that he didn't shine His star on corrupt kings. I like to think those simple shepherds were never the same after that night. What a great thing to say - that we can learn from their faith. Yes, even when afraid and unable to see where we're going!<br /><br />Yes, my steel-trap writerly brain feels a bit rusty lately:) Hope yours is holding up amidst all the rush and fuss!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-42459807828671151022009-12-12T12:43:09.149-08:002009-12-12T12:43:09.149-08:00What a perfectly 'authorial' way to look a...What a perfectly 'authorial' way to look at the nativity story! LOL. That's your steel-trap writer's mind never taking a rest. LOL. It's a lovely, fresh perspective though.<br /><br />This might sound strange, but the part of the Christmas story that has the most meaning to me is the shepherds out in their fields. I just love that God chose a group of humble, simple 'no-account' folks to bear witness of such a sacred event. They're a sharp contrast to the wise men and a testimony to the fact that Christ came to save everyone. And I love the lesson they teach about having faith and trusting in God. They were terrified, but they obeyed the angels directions anyway and went to worship the Christ Child. We can learn a lot from that simple act of faith.Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-67794234348095354582009-12-12T09:20:50.882-08:002009-12-12T09:20:50.882-08:00Lori, Bless you for your comments. I need to rent ...Lori, Bless you for your comments. I need to rent the movie again as it's so very moving.<br />BTW, I'm fully engrossed in another bit of writing and enjoying it thoroughly:) And I don't mean mine!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-56619768225651627692009-12-12T09:00:06.925-08:002009-12-12T09:00:06.925-08:00Laura, I was riveted by your retelling of the Chri...Laura, I was riveted by your retelling of the Christmas story. Indeed it does contain all the elements of epic fiction, this deceptively small story played out against the background of politics and power and decrees. And yet the story of those three souls in that stable wasn't small at all. It's the Biggest Story Ever. <br /><br />Like Mary B, I want to see The Nativity again!Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-37054538585696464822009-12-12T08:59:42.489-08:002009-12-12T08:59:42.489-08:00So well said, Keli. It really is the most wonderfu...So well said, Keli. It really is the most wonderful story of them all! Blessings to you and your precious family this Christmas.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-21530466632536165272009-12-11T21:34:31.214-08:002009-12-11T21:34:31.214-08:00Laura, what a beautiful look at the most wonderful...Laura, what a beautiful look at the most wonderful story of them all.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-14644915450603732342009-12-11T15:17:49.733-08:002009-12-11T15:17:49.733-08:00Mary, The Nativity movie was so moving to me - I t...Mary, The Nativity movie was so moving to me - I think I cried all the way through it. And I love the verse you mentioned, that Mary "pondered all these things in her heart." Like Lorna said, too, what wondrous thoughts she must have had!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-81075814873981826092009-12-11T15:14:50.128-08:002009-12-11T15:14:50.128-08:00Yes, Carla, all those layers - just like an epic n...Yes, Carla, all those layers - just like an epic novel:) And we get to be a part of it. So interesting to hear about the feast of tabernacles. John 3:16 indeed!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-66270660345452454452009-12-11T15:12:53.499-08:002009-12-11T15:12:53.499-08:00Lisa, You're right - all those untold tidbits ...Lisa, You're right - all those untold tidbits (the trials, gossip, glares, etc.) that we can only imagine! But messy as it was, God did have a plan down to the last detail. Bless you for reading and sharing!Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-90061110051780027222009-12-11T15:09:58.435-08:002009-12-11T15:09:58.435-08:00Lorna,
I know that was an incredible moment when M...Lorna,<br />I know that was an incredible moment when Mary did hold him at last. I can't imagine her thoughts - but I bet they delighted the heart of God:)Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-3715989962555107952009-12-11T11:02:57.730-08:002009-12-11T11:02:57.730-08:00Laura, I loved your retelling. The story of Christ...Laura, I loved your retelling. The story of Christ's birth does have all the makiings of a bestseller. The part I like best is wondering what Mary thought as she held Jesus in her arms. Even if Joseph still had an inkling of doubt, she KNEW the truth. She had given birth to the Promised One.Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658473250718768593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-6172931101986555132009-12-11T10:14:45.871-08:002009-12-11T10:14:45.871-08:00Wonderful post, Laura! I love how this miracle an...Wonderful post, Laura! I love how this miracle and the circumstances of Jesus' birth were stored in Mary's heart where she forever pondered them. Don't we all remember each and every little detail of how our children came into the world? She was welcoming her child *and* her Savior! This makes me want to watch the movie "The Nativity".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-552718908283453402009-12-11T10:09:09.510-08:002009-12-11T10:09:09.510-08:00Oh, Laura, you've hit right on what I've b...Oh, Laura, you've hit right on what I've been thinking about lately. All those little untold tidbits of this amazing story. What a humble girl Mary was and what an even more heroic man Joseph was! I can only imagine the trials, gossip, glares, they must have endured during her pregnancy. God had a plan, in His infinite wisdom He had it all worked out. Down to every detail!<br /><br />Thanks for your wonderful take on the events surrounding the wonderful birth of Jesus!Lisa @ Life with 4!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18420662680307056819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607797015497924515.post-62175959362601698382009-12-11T09:58:19.989-08:002009-12-11T09:58:19.989-08:00Laura, this is so neat to think about. It truly is...Laura, this is so neat to think about. It truly is!<br /><br />I love all the glorious layers. God's provision for their shelter, the shepherds and heavenly host of angels, the magi,Herod the antagonist, prophecy fulfilled. Christmas for me includes the whole story - when Jesus proclaimed himself as the light of the world at the temple during the feast of tabernacles (which is when scholars believe he may have truly been born), and let's not forget that BLACK MOMENT on the cross and the wonderful resurrection that brought us eternal life - for that is what Christmas is really all about (John 3:16).Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.com