tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post2092683975624805225..comments2023-09-15T08:54:19.379-04:00Comments on New England Pastor: Goodbye, Lincoln!Shawn Bracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603380405719498288noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-25533825221420155172008-11-10T10:35:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:35:00.000-05:00Thanks, Sue! Lincoln is an inspiring figure. He is...Thanks, Sue! Lincoln is an inspiring figure. He is one of my favorites as well. Aren't you glad that we have another president from Illinois now? He, he. . . <BR/><BR/>Thanks, also, Steve, for your suggestion. I will - hopefully - take a look at that book that you mentioned.Shawn Bracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603380405719498288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-58070264879199548472008-11-06T20:13:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:13:00.000-05:00Well, I can't let this one go by...being an Illino...Well, I can't let this one go by...being an Illinois girl and having visited Springfield and all the tourist trappings Lincoln brings to that area...I will have to say that Lincoln is and has always been my favorite historical person on this earth. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I had forgotten about the other assasination attempts until you reminded us. Thus, I think it's time for me to read that Don and Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759824924308980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-83256960864491254182008-11-05T23:45:00.000-05:002008-11-05T23:45:00.000-05:00Hi Shawn,You must be a marathon reader to get thro...Hi Shawn,<BR/><BR/>You must be a marathon reader to get through 757 pages. I don't read nearly as much as I should, but I enjoy it when not occupied with the distractions of modern technology.<BR/><BR/>Before you get too far into Einstein, you might want to look at a different perspective on Lincoln's assassination in a book called "Fifty Years in the Church of Rome" by Charles Chiniquy. Lincoln stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252431368554600898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-7150691573615890852008-11-04T09:35:00.000-05:002008-11-04T09:35:00.000-05:00Notice I said that I almost cried. I did not, in f...Notice I said that I <I>almost</I> cried. I did not, in fact, cry. So I cannot guarantee that it would cause any man to cry. <BR/><BR/>This is not to say that I am unemotional, either. There are many times that I'd like to cry but the tears just don't come!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Alison, getting through 757 pages is a chore! Now I'm on to Albert Einstein, which is another 600 or so pages. I'm worried thatShawn Bracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603380405719498288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-62535664895866244652008-11-03T17:01:00.000-05:002008-11-03T17:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for the mini history lesson. I had no idea...Thanks for the mini history lesson. I had no idea about those other assissination attempts. How fascinating. I think Duncan would love this book although I think the length is intimidating!Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727347601358618588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-50270274533111626162008-11-03T15:16:00.000-05:002008-11-03T15:16:00.000-05:00I love history and also love Lincoln. I don't thi...I love history and also love Lincoln. I don't think I could get through 757 pages, though! I loved the banter between you and Camille - that was priceless. I have often wondered the same sentiment about Lincoln, JFK, and Lennon regarding their assassinations and their place in history. But I don't think we can help putting them up on a pedestal.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281806274248853280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3601946653328882528.post-71397868253844526852008-11-03T14:15:00.000-05:002008-11-03T14:15:00.000-05:00I'm thinking I'll have my husband read this book j...I'm thinking I'll have my husband read this book just so I can see him cry too! :) He didn't even tear up at the births of our children. Crazy stoic! :) <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I read the story of Salvation and I am very emotionally moved, and others times there isn't such a heart connection. I wish that I could get that overwhelming feeling every time my mind even passes the idea of the cross girlwithmoxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094299472289086809noreply@blogger.com