tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post4639386059751220562..comments2023-03-27T00:22:53.511-07:00Comments on Truant Pen: Mark 10:22b ff. (apocryphal)David Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809185582216906363noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-49790463469266574522010-06-16T14:22:36.613-07:002010-06-16T14:22:36.613-07:00Grat closing line. I had the same thought as Valer...Grat closing line. I had the same thought as Valerie, about the riots cause by the money. Root of all evil and that...Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-38256010079372104562010-06-13T15:39:32.054-07:002010-06-13T15:39:32.054-07:00I really thought she was going to keep the money, ...I really thought she was going to keep the money, or a portion of it, for herself. I definitely think she is the bigger person here.elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871404318170818800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-81771478307427003772010-06-13T02:31:53.279-07:002010-06-13T02:31:53.279-07:00Ah Mackenzie, we stand or fall by our actions, don...Ah Mackenzie, we stand or fall by our actions, don't we? I really enjoyed this, so many moral dilemmas to consider. I suspect I will remember this story for quite a while.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-74755805013070739432010-06-12T09:18:02.738-07:002010-06-12T09:18:02.738-07:00Fun piece and a great retelling. Wonder what kind ...Fun piece and a great retelling. Wonder what kind of riots that much money would spark...Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148970927473800732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-90868529989458123202010-06-11T19:52:53.756-07:002010-06-11T19:52:53.756-07:00This is based on one of my favorite gospel stories...This is based on one of my favorite gospel stories, but with a great contemporary twist. (In the original: when told to sell everything he owns, the young man left sad because he had many things. Kind of hard to feel sorry for him.)I like the way that Ruth dispensed with the money, and it surprised me that she didn't have a secret plan to take it for herself. <br /><br />I did get a little distracted by all the phone activity, probably because some of the terminology is unfamiliar (e.g., "socket"). I do think that the story would benefit from a little tightening of this description.<br /><br />Otherwise, a clever modern parable.Kim Batchelorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706206136308395706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-47562579170748611512010-06-11T16:06:41.130-07:002010-06-11T16:06:41.130-07:00Love the apocrypha, but Ruth's a little hard o...Love the apocrypha, but Ruth's a little hard on him isn't she?<br /><br />Still it posed a great moral dilemma. You decide to give it all up, but can you really?Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-88366130659768414752010-06-11T14:01:30.654-07:002010-06-11T14:01:30.654-07:00Guess he should have kept a nest egg. He better ha...Guess he should have kept a nest egg. He better have a back-up plan because it sure looks like he needs it. Good story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-25897290888522607932010-06-11T13:56:59.220-07:002010-06-11T13:56:59.220-07:00The man who cried wolf. Got what he deserved.
mar...The man who cried wolf. Got what he deserved.<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-85357051259174251742010-06-11T07:24:34.604-07:002010-06-11T07:24:34.604-07:00"He could rot in hell."
Yes, he could. ..."He could rot in hell."<br /><br />Yes, he could. Danged solid close, David.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-73555676390707556222010-06-11T05:11:34.666-07:002010-06-11T05:11:34.666-07:00Live forever...without money? Mackenzie should hav...Live forever...without money? Mackenzie should have thought it through before making a pact with the guru, as Faust learned.<br /><br />Last line is perfect.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518877017463523115.post-9738331660818084172010-06-11T04:47:07.965-07:002010-06-11T04:47:07.965-07:00Oh dear! I can't help feeling a little sorry f...Oh dear! I can't help feeling a little sorry for Mackenzie! I like the Ruth character. "No effort needed to sound pissed" is excellent, I could hear her tone of voice perfectlymazzz_in_Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498100483681096442noreply@blogger.com