tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post115954435423078900..comments2023-09-05T05:56:07.500-05:00Comments on St. Casserole: St. Casserolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1160061686463786342006-10-05T10:21:00.000-05:002006-10-05T10:21:00.000-05:00Oh, how can any Presbyterian leave out Shirley Gut...Oh, how can any Presbyterian leave out Shirley Guthrie? Not only made it possible for several generations of pastors to pass ordination exams, but in reality was one of the nicest, most approachable, genuinely pastoral academics around. <BR/>Also I'd like to nominate Sylvia Washer, lifelong DCE and long-time Exec of Mission Presbytery.Becky Ardell Downshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668654420252380253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1160048721738881652006-10-05T06:45:00.000-05:002006-10-05T06:45:00.000-05:00St. Casserole,Nice blog, nice post.I firmly adhere...St. Casserole,<BR/><BR/>Nice blog, nice post.<BR/><BR/>I firmly adhere to the Lutheran idea that we are all simultaneously saints and sinners. We <I>are/</I> all saints.<BR/><BR/>That said, I like the tradition of saints' legends and keeping the memory of certain believers alive, especialy if they lived a particularly heroic Christian life or if their biography seems to speak to a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>Nominated saints (not already mentioned): Nathan Soderblom and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159674132352193232006-09-30T22:42:00.000-05:002006-09-30T22:42:00.000-05:00St. Casserole,I am glad you don't hang those beads...St. Casserole,<BR/>I am glad you don't hang those beads up - those beads are earned down in these here parts.<BR/>Songbird - oh yes, L'Engle and C.S. Lewis are definitely saints too.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159643411259173832006-09-30T14:10:00.000-05:002006-09-30T14:10:00.000-05:00I'd like to nominate:My paternal grandmother and g...I'd like to nominate:<BR/>My paternal grandmother and godmother, who should be the first Methodist saints, Saint Emily and Saint Maggie;<BR/>The old white guy founders of the United Church of Christ who looked like all the other old white guys of their day but totally got inclusivity before it was a word;<BR/>Madeleine L'Engle;<BR/>and C.S. Lewis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159634218222434652006-09-30T11:36:00.000-05:002006-09-30T11:36:00.000-05:00As a former Presby, I'd add John Fife (who would d...As a former Presby, I'd add John Fife (who would decline such an honor), Jane Parker Huber, and all the cool Presby women who inspired me to become a cool woman myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159632464640522432006-09-30T11:07:00.000-05:002006-09-30T11:07:00.000-05:00I forgot to put Will Campbell on my list! Add him...I forgot to put Will Campbell on my list! Add him!St. Casserolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159632418986938452006-09-30T11:06:00.000-05:002006-09-30T11:06:00.000-05:00Dear My Favorite Questing Pastor:I know people lik...Dear My Favorite Questing Pastor:<BR/>I know people like to use those dashboard saints but I would find them distracting. Down here, the comparable is hanging Mardi Gras beads on your rear view mirror. I don't do that, either.<BR/>Could you just put some coupons from Wendy's on the dashboard?<BR/><BR/>The ExpertSt. Casserolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159626639352187962006-09-30T09:30:00.000-05:002006-09-30T09:30:00.000-05:00Wendell Berry is definitely a good one. Kathleen N...Wendell Berry is definitely a good one. Kathleen Norris too. <BR/>However, Maria (pronounced Mariah) is a saint who attended "the church with the red doors" and was as close to perfection and saintliness as I have ever seen. If I could only be a little like her...<BR/><BR/>Um St. Cassie, don't think you Presbies have a corner on the market with casseroles. 'palians ain't too shabby with the food either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159623776496162112006-09-30T08:42:00.000-05:002006-09-30T08:42:00.000-05:00My Gramma Beth. My Aunt Etta Jane. (for the sain...My Gramma Beth. My Aunt Etta Jane. (for the saint corps).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159595534185219002006-09-30T00:52:00.000-05:002006-09-30T00:52:00.000-05:00Okay, finally I found an expert on the saints and ...Okay, finally I found an expert on the saints and the various saint items one can purchase. So, tell me, when you have one of those saints on the dashboard of the car, is it supposed to face the driver or the traffic out the front window?Questing Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944757278009104092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159584172048017212006-09-29T21:42:00.000-05:002006-09-29T21:42:00.000-05:00This is a good question, I'll have to think. Let m...This is a good question, I'll have to think. Let me get back to you.<BR/><BR/>I think of Mrs. Woodward from my home church, my mom, my grandma.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654861033242845082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159577538025531272006-09-29T19:52:00.000-05:002006-09-29T19:52:00.000-05:00PPB, I meant to have Coffin and Buechner on my lis...PPB, I meant to have Coffin and Buechner on my list. Thanks for the reminder.St. Casserolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1159549324125703792006-09-29T12:02:00.000-05:002006-09-29T12:02:00.000-05:00You are correct in thinking JC would not like bein...You are correct in thinking JC would not like being made into a saint. There would be something a little fun about insisting on doing that, anyway. <BR/><BR/>I think I'd put Beuchner, and Sloan Coffin in there, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com