tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post1390156283598344402..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: A Merry Christmas Note from DianaAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-15977977425064056782011-12-22T16:36:46.574-05:002011-12-22T16:36:46.574-05:00Thank you Diana! You are always a source of inspir...Thank you Diana! You are always a source of inspiration.<br /><br />Merry CHRISTmas my friend!<br /><br />Hey...And Sunday is coming :-)Bonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-31223251113924041482011-12-21T19:22:13.438-05:002011-12-21T19:22:13.438-05:00Thank you, Diana . . . for this inspiring "lo...Thank you, Diana . . . for this inspiring "love note" . .verna Bowmanhttp://vernabowman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-14003580700634154532011-12-21T14:25:02.853-05:002011-12-21T14:25:02.853-05:00Thanks for the lovely Christmas thoughts! While th...Thanks for the lovely Christmas thoughts! While there's a lot to being a Christian, I do think love is at the core of it all. I work for a Christian children's ministry and do a good bit of speaking. I often begin with the love verses from I Corinthians. Without love (and specifically the love of Christ), what we do for kids would be meaningless. And the delightful thing about Christian romance is that you get lots of love without all the, ahem, blushing bits.Sarah Thomashttp://www.sarahanneloudinthomas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-82127044872969001472011-12-21T13:22:21.795-05:002011-12-21T13:22:21.795-05:00Ahh, but I learned a lot from the comments that I ...Ahh, but I learned a lot from the comments that I know will help me in the future. Can't believe that laundry list of ER tragedies. Errgh, and I hate when a writer does that. Thanks all for the input!Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-34768464206937205822011-12-21T12:25:27.236-05:002011-12-21T12:25:27.236-05:00Forgot to say: I won Linda's book on a blog co...Forgot to say: I won Linda's book on a blog contest, and I am so excited! She's a great writer and I can tell from her posts, a lovely person.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-52078806726243613512011-12-21T11:57:38.298-05:002011-12-21T11:57:38.298-05:00Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas!Kathryn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112741861843306231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-52194812625670142812011-12-21T10:43:58.132-05:002011-12-21T10:43:58.132-05:00Well spoken. Christmas blessings to you!Well spoken. Christmas blessings to you!Darinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531992277334406097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-46982258604051974432011-12-21T09:52:15.853-05:002011-12-21T09:52:15.853-05:00To be loved is a universal need. I'm grateful ...To be loved is a universal need. I'm grateful for God's perfect love. And He gives us the ability to love others. It's part of the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy peace).<br /><br />I sent a fiction book as a gift to my Jewish pen pal. It's not the first time I've sent her a Christian fiction book as a gift.<br /><br />Wishing you love, joy and peace at Christmas and in the New Year.<br /><br />www.PreparingMyHeart.netLydia Harrishttp://www.preparingmyheart.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-17066080712535640582011-12-21T08:59:43.448-05:002011-12-21T08:59:43.448-05:00I SO agree with you, Diana. At the heart of every ...I SO agree with you, Diana. At the heart of every person is a desire to love and be loved. God's perfect love fills that desire, and then overflows our hearts to love others. <br /><br />You could not have said it more beautifully, so I'll not add to your flawless message. <br /><br />Now I know why I love romance novels and movies!<br /><br />Much love, <br />JenJeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-729527397670382902011-12-21T08:41:41.998-05:002011-12-21T08:41:41.998-05:00And again you change it.
In reading the rest of t...And again you change it.<br /><br />In reading the rest of the post, I would like to point out that Romans 13:10 and 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 do not fit with what you are saying. Neither of these passages are referring to <i>phileo</i> but rather to <i>agape</i>. <i>Eros</i> is good in a marriage, but no marriage can survive on that alone. To <i>phileo</i> one’s spouse is also a good thing in marriage, but the simple fact is that there are times in every marriage when the two people involved don’t like each other very much. But <i>agape</i> is not optional (at least on the part of the husband), it is commanded. For women it is <i>phobeo</i> that is used, but I wonder just how popular Romance novels would be if they attempted to teach women to fear their husbands.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-43497113633554620622011-12-21T07:52:25.746-05:002011-12-21T07:52:25.746-05:00Here I was ready to respond to this post and then ...Here I was ready to respond to this post and then you go and change it on me.<br /><br />I think it is too simplistic to say that Romances are popular because God is love. The attraction portrayed in romance novels is one piece of the puzzle, but Romances have little to say about the love the Bible talks most about. Erotic love has its place, but if husbands are to love their wives in the way God has commanded, they’d better love her even when they don’t feel desire for her. Romances tend to sidestep that topic and spend their time with the characters trying to figure out if they really love each other.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.com