tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post7920951071259193492..comments2024-03-29T13:20:25.412+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Currency, asthma, and the second bookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-75915310389898530802019-10-19T08:18:08.048+01:002019-10-19T08:18:08.048+01:00Tony says, "Well, they both rode a horse.&quo...Tony says, "Well, they both rode a horse." You can tell he is an irenic spirit, quick to seek common ground . . .Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-44606440008739716362019-10-18T16:39:55.960+01:002019-10-18T16:39:55.960+01:00Not totally relevant but ... Abi was asking me abo...Not totally relevant but ... Abi was asking me about chapels etc in St Austell. I gave her a brief history of Methodism but before I started I wanted to know what she knew.<br />"Have you heard of John Wesley?"<br />She pondered, then triumphantly exclaimed, "No, but I've heard of John Wayne!"<br />I started at the very beginning ;-)Rachel marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286635531675798169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-26637573609359888802019-10-18T16:19:33.387+01:002019-10-18T16:19:33.387+01:00Hi Rebecca — I agree! And books are expensive now....Hi Rebecca — I agree! And books are expensive now. I am grateful for the Look-Inside function Amazon does, that lets us read a good chunk of the books before making up our minds to buy. <br />My husband (unlike me) often buys books at full price from our high street bookshop, because he wants it still to be there in years to come. I tend to get mine at Amazon — what I want to read is rarely available on the high street.<br />This is a very personal thing, isn't it? There are various different aspects to it — how much money we have and how we have budgeted it, our preferences, priorities and other commitments . . . a lot to think about.<br /><br />Hi Merle — nice to meet you! May you be blessed and upheld in your health journey. May the purposes of God be fulfilled in your lives. I am so glad you've found Tony's book a good companion, and he will be delighted to hear that. I'm pleased my bible study books are proving useful too — they're quite good for helping new group leaders find confidence, so we've been told. <br />This blog is a good place to meet interesting people — we have some thought-provoking conversations in the comments section here. Also, if you take a moment to browse down the side-pane of the main blog, there are some links out to interesting places, articles and people, including some really great music. My blog is meant to be a meeting place not a marketplace, so though I let people know what I've written and where they can buy it, in general it's an ad-free space with no loathsome pop-ups, just a welcoming and gentle place to land and meet some really nice people. Welcome.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-32795542104975846012019-10-18T12:04:53.908+01:002019-10-18T12:04:53.908+01:00
Hello Pen I have just met you through 1. the pag...<br />Hello Pen I have just met you through 1. the pages of Tony Collins book Taking my god for a walk which has just been given to us and we are busily trying to find out where we can buy multiple copies to give to family at Christmas. This book which reflects so many of the sentiments above, has been of the utmost inspiration to us as we are on our own pilgrimage through acute myeloid leukaemia - please tell Tony. and 2. we are using your wonderful book of home group studies which has helped us all tremendously. This book also has helped us to think about the quiet way and comtemplate so many different aspects of bible teaching. As a result I have just dicovered the Kindred of the Quite Way. Thank you so much Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948100171216967927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-64921613696033895302019-10-18T10:36:32.376+01:002019-10-18T10:36:32.376+01:00Ahhhh! The book-buying dilemma. To me, few thing...Ahhhh! The book-buying dilemma. To me, few things are more disappointing than buying a book only to find it mediocre at best. Given my limited resources, I buy a few books only after I find myself needing to mark them up or certain that I will want to read them again.<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading the comments here. Your responses (as usual( are wise and fair in my opinion.😄<br /><br /><br /><br />Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-67340246010945226142019-10-14T22:35:28.872+01:002019-10-14T22:35:28.872+01:00How interesting!
In continuing to think about thi...How interesting! <br />In continuing to think about this, I realise that I have a special category of book purchasing, which is "books that other people don't want to read but should". For example, I have bought copies of David Perlmutter's book "Grain Brain" for several family members because if they read it and practice what it recommends then their lives will be unrecognisably different from if they don't. However, these copies of his book have been received with a considerable degree of reluctance and lack of enthusiasm — and this is why I bought them as presents rather than lending. Because I really, really want them to read that book, even if they keep it closed on the shelf for three and a half years and only then bother to take a look at it. By contrast, another family member came by today who was eager to read it and promised he actually would; I believe him, so I gave him my copy, which he said he'll read and return. I guess if he doesn't I'll just buy myself another.<br />I am happy to lend a book I think someone will read and enjoy, but if they aren't interested and don't really want it, then I buy it and give it to them rather than lending, if I think it will be life-changing for them when they finally get round to reading it.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-78491528347505377472019-10-14T21:33:34.854+01:002019-10-14T21:33:34.854+01:00This is interesting. I remember, many years ago, i...This is interesting. I remember, many years ago, in my youth group having a speaker who told us that we should always organise our finances so that we bought books every month.He said Christian books first and foremost but books generally. He had nothing against libraries or borrowing but that came after we had bought. If we were in financial difficulty then libraries were also ok then. However,he did say that in a room of young working people, it would often be a case of what we prioritized rather than financial hardship.It stuck with me and I have always tried to budget to do this. (Not always successfully)I wonder if your thoughts were part of his thinking. Funny what you remember.Nearly Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594432566473391552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-68250829642711898482019-10-14T10:47:15.074+01:002019-10-14T10:47:15.074+01:00Hello Christine — thank you so much for buying my ...Hello Christine — thank you so much for buying my books; I'm so glad you enjoy them.<br /><br />I didn't mean this post to be a plea to buy my books though! It was just using an example from my own life of the importance of keeping money flowing in society. Charity and welfare benefits are a crucial safety net to help people through difficult times, but for the long term everyone needs to figure out a way to make a living. This is why as citizens we all need to give to charity, pay our taxes, and spend money in the economy as and when we have some available to us.<br /><br />I lend books too. And I buy second-hand books very cheaply, which does benefit the second-hand bookstore, but not the writer. However, in lending and sharing, we are still promoting the work of writers. Who knows, if your sister likes my stories, she might decide to buy her own copy, and then lend it our to a friend — that's how we discover a writer we didn't know. So I didn't mean to make you feel bad about lending and sharing, just to make a point about the positive knock-on effect of spending money.<br /><br />I think someone to clean your house and do your garden is great for you and great for them — win-win! It also helps build relationships, which is as valuable as money. It's a really wise choice.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-12565201794065226142019-10-14T10:00:33.609+01:002019-10-14T10:00:33.609+01:00I always buy your books (and others) as you never ...I always buy your books (and others) as you never know when you'll urgently need to dip back into it, but have to admit to lending them to my sister, sorry. Thank you for echoing what I feel about having a "char" and gardener to do what I am no longer able to do, I feel much less guilty now.Christine Bowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-58865572924177558182019-10-13T15:48:42.300+01:002019-10-13T15:48:42.300+01:00Hurrah! God bless you! Yes — people don't alwa...Hurrah! God bless you! Yes — people don't always grasp the connections. xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-62452322046285068512019-10-13T14:16:27.833+01:002019-10-13T14:16:27.833+01:00i can happily tell you that i purchased all the bo...i can happily tell you that i purchased all the books in the 'hawk & dove' series AND the clear light of day AND in celebration of simplicity. i consider that money well spent. plus two of your books are on my list to purchase as christmas gifts for dear friends. let the currency flow about and enrich lives in many ways!gretanoreply@blogger.com