tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post5345298558495793611..comments2023-09-17T00:52:27.888+10:00Comments on Girl With a Satchel: Media Talk: The Weekend Australian Magazine (Diary of a Feature Story)Erica Bartle (nee Holburn)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03115131016810116605noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-19462648992544347972011-03-14T18:39:28.778+11:002011-03-14T18:39:28.778+11:00I read this article today, and found myself checki...I read this article today, and found myself checking out this blog. I just wanted to say that as a young Christian, I deeply admire you for endeavouring to use your gifts to honour Jesus. Reading this today was extremely inspiring.Anonymoushttp://www.facebook.com/HumanTeflonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-69293049561304884042011-03-08T20:01:26.373+11:002011-03-08T20:01:26.373+11:00Great article Erica!Great article Erica!Victoria Reicheltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-85089607615291077922011-03-08T12:07:13.431+11:002011-03-08T12:07:13.431+11:00I'm another who has discovered this blog throu...I'm another who has discovered this blog through the Australian feature! I was impressed by the article and by the story of you and your husband (and his comments on 'shagging' as you put it made me laugh, in a good way!) You guys are a 'good ad' for Christianity!<br /><br />:) JessJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630566115142345443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-59779034118253906972011-03-08T11:58:16.256+11:002011-03-08T11:58:16.256+11:00so true. love your blog - a breath of fresh air!so true. love your blog - a breath of fresh air!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-16182756309927197352011-03-08T10:12:33.901+11:002011-03-08T10:12:33.901+11:00BRILLIANT article! I particularly love this quote ...BRILLIANT article! I particularly love this quote from you, "I was a Sydney girl, over-invested in my career, very self-focused, worshiping at the altars of celebrity and Westfield."becwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-91444265646401313742011-03-08T08:45:39.231+11:002011-03-08T08:45:39.231+11:00I love your honesty, openness & obvious passio...I love your honesty, openness & obvious passion for Jesus! Thank you for being such wonderful role models Erica & Jim xoJennifer Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252277062054153520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-43678215605326659752011-03-07T21:49:44.473+11:002011-03-07T21:49:44.473+11:00Well, that was unexpected. I'm a feminist, gay...Well, that was unexpected. I'm a feminist, gay rights advocate atheist/agnostic in a relationship with a Christian (Pentecostal) man and after reading that profile I'm almost willing to give god another, more serious, go. <br /><br />I get put off by a lot of the anti-woman, anti-gay stuff that is equally prevalent among the Pentecostal churches and the more traditional Catholic and Anglican denominations. I really object to the creationist crap that my in-laws (and to a degree my boy) buy into. I hate going to Christian weddings and hearing the bullshit about the man having a 'special spiritual responsibility' and I downright refuse to believe that my GLBT friends are 'choosing to sin' and will continue to march in the streets to make sure they enjoy full equality, but I wonder if I can't work within the system to change these things, rather than fuming at them from the outside.Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-74111920648100916762011-03-07T17:12:30.618+11:002011-03-07T17:12:30.618+11:00great article, what an honour to be a part of this...great article, what an honour to be a part of this feature!<br /><br />As a Christian, I also had one of those "cringeworthy" moments on the weekend - out for dinner with friends, and some of their friends. All were from a "big" church -and they all looked and acted the same. Yuppie Christians was what we had to call them by the end of the night... They weren't too interested to talk to any of the non-Christians (uh, isn't that what Outreach is?) or even Christians they didn't know... We are very good in the christain faith of being involved in "cliques" aren't we!<br /><br /> Oh it's a fine line isn't it! Then, i wonder if i need to take the "plank out of my own eye".<br /><br />But thanks for the food for thought!!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176895593034107918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-47377948723658808532011-03-07T16:46:56.384+11:002011-03-07T16:46:56.384+11:00I have just read Girl with a satchel for the first...I have just read Girl with a satchel for the first time after reading the article in the Australian over the weekend. The article was such a refreshing read and so is this site. As a young Christian woman in the media I always felt as though I was alone but I'm encouraged to see there's more of us! This blog will be something I constantly visit for support and inspiration so thank-you!Biancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474110220485042652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-14881346747939681432011-03-07T16:04:20.939+11:002011-03-07T16:04:20.939+11:00I was really glad (and surprised) to see you guys ...I was really glad (and surprised) to see you guys and JCE get a fair hearing from the secular press. I've seen a few articles like this go pear-shaped because of what you suggest, the bias the writer brings to the story. This piece reads like a great advertisement for the vibrant and relational way of doing church that's "emerging". Looking forward to seeing the progress on the compound when I'm next down your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-51241702181019953552011-03-07T15:11:41.662+11:002011-03-07T15:11:41.662+11:00Nice profile btw, it’s good to see different sides...Nice profile btw, it’s good to see different sides of the church. After all, church means people, not a building. <br /><br />Btw, Jim Bartle’s comments were 100% Australian. And let’s face it some of the Psalms are very explicit.Benhttp://twitter.com/ChurchillBlognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-53925225213837762932011-03-07T13:03:00.672+11:002011-03-07T13:03:00.672+11:00Great profile/article Erica! xGreat profile/article Erica! xAlisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-15818491027182193102011-03-07T12:02:36.264+11:002011-03-07T12:02:36.264+11:00What a great site. I have only just found you, an...What a great site. I have only just found you, and I rarely leave comments on blogs (despite being a devoted follower of several). But your thoughtful writing has really inspired me.<br /><br />In terms of this post in particular, there is always a constant struggle to be motivated by love, and not judgement and pride. But love, after all, is Jesus' message.Gina79noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-74234358149677269592011-03-07T11:28:59.146+11:002011-03-07T11:28:59.146+11:00I agree so much on the point that Christianity has...I agree so much on the point that Christianity has to become more palatable and less judgmental for teens/young people. So many people I know are scared off even looking into Christianity by the way many of them dress or act, or react to the way non-Christian's dress or act. Christianity is meant to be about love and acceptance, but the modern Church doesn't really portray that very well. <br /><br />My mum attended a funeral of a close work colleague recently and the service contained an hour long sermon on how most people in that room would be going to hell for not believing enough, and how saying things like "he's up with his friends having a drink" at funerals was blasphemous and another way to get sent to hell. For many people in that community funerals are the only time they go to church, and if they're being told things like that, it's easy to see why they're not running back. <br /><br />I have friends who have been told by Christian teens that their families are sinners, or that they can't hang around with them unless they change their ways, and even heard the story of one girl in my year who created a list of classmates going to hell for their 'sinful' ways. This was when they were thirteen!<br /><br />I am a Christian, but haven't attended Church since moving over a year ago. I haven't really found a church that's a good fit, and even one who whole heartedly accepts my Harry Potter obsession, as odd as that may seem to some. To many of my more hardcore Christian friends, my pop-culture obsession is not something that should be held by a true believer, and the way I love celebrity guys and science fiction and magazines and whatever else is taking me down a path, further away from God. <br />Personally, I just don't see this. I mean, as long as I love God and accept Him into my life, does it really matter if my favourite book series is about a wizard? Or that sometimes my shorts are a little short? <br /><br />I learnt my lesson on judging people whilst on exchange. Before going I was super judgmental; wouldn't talk to certain people because of their appearance, looked down on teens who drank/smoke/were promiscuous/did drugs... and then I met a girl who did all of those things but I took time to get to know her, in a way because I had to, and discovered an amazing person beneath all the layers I would normally have based my opnions on. I think so many Christians today just take people at face value and don't take time to really get to know people. Get to know the girls behind the make-up and the rumours, behind the cruiser bottles and the piercings...if they got to know them, without their "holier-than-thou" viewpoint getting in the way, maybe more people could be convinced to turn to God and see Him how He's meant to be seen, instead of the overly judgmental being many Churches make him out to be today. They should also realise that the girls (and guys!) who a lot of the time they're judging so harshly are the ones who really need God's love and compassion the most. You don't just wake up one morning and decide you want to drink heavily and have sex with everyone, something happens. You're missing something in your life and God is the perfect thing to fill the gap, instead of the things they've been turning to..<br /><br />I could go on forever but this has turned into a mammoth comment! Sorry!<br /><br />xofrangipani princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436351134946934242noreply@blogger.com