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Thanks! Awesome! Really encouraged!

2012-02-13T00:14:46.396-06:00

Thanks! Awesome! Really encouraged!

Thanks. Once again, your post has lifted me and en...

2012-02-05T06:17:32.219-06:00

Thanks. Once again, your post has lifted me and encouraged a discouraged me.

No, no upset here at all. Thanks for your comment!...

2012-01-24T18:33:21.276-06:00

No, no upset here at all. Thanks for your comment!

I want to apologize if I sounded contentious. It t...

2012-01-24T13:17:08.785-06:00

I want to apologize if I sounded contentious. It truly wasn't my intention to upset you. This is just a really sore spot for me for many reasons. Please forgive me if I offended you.

As someone who was blessed by age-divided Sunday s...

2012-01-21T19:16:50.040-06:00

As someone who was blessed by age-divided Sunday school classes and teen events, and whose son is being blessed by them, I don't agree that they tear families apart. (Neither do schools, necessarily, though I appreciate your consistency.) And what of kids who don't have strong family support systems?
The point I intend to make is that Sunday school and teen events shouldn't be the only ways that the church ministers to its kids and teens, and that they will benefit from meaningful interaction with older generations of Christians.

Ever since my children were babies, I have been ag...

2012-01-21T18:38:24.703-06:00

Ever since my children were babies, I have been against age-segregation in the church.

Sunday school was quite literally begun as a school for working children in Great Britain and gained popularity in the United States among the working-class as an opportunity for an education that wouldn't otherwise be available to them.

I can't abide by any institution that tears the family apart. That is one of the reasons we chose to homeschool our children instead of sending them to public or private schools.

Some books on the subject are: "A Weed in the Church" by Scott Brown and "Already Gone: Why your kids will quit church and what you can do to stop it" by Ken Hamm.

There's also a video called "Divided" by Philip Leclerc.

God has a perfect plan in the family unit; from that of a husband, wife and children to the greater family of God.

Thanks, Christopher. God's blessings to you in...

2011-12-28T21:13:25.436-06:00

Thanks, Christopher. God's blessings to you in this new year!

Thank you for such a thoughtful reflection. I hope...

2011-12-28T15:17:24.450-06:00

Thank you for such a thoughtful reflection. I hope you had a wonderful holiday.

Sincerely,
Christopher Devine

What a great tradition! God's blessings on you...

2011-12-24T09:08:55.529-06:00

What a great tradition! God's blessings on your efforts to serve those in your community without families. Merry Christmas!

Thx for your heart. Tomorrow on Christmas morning,...

2011-12-24T05:21:51.413-06:00

Thx for your heart. Tomorrow on Christmas morning, we as a church in Perth Australia will be sharing breakfast with 300 people "without family", the "family-less" in the community. It is a tradition that we want our kids to inherit - that Christmas is about being like Him.

Thx for this. Beautiful. Excellent. Thx for giving...

2011-12-10T05:48:11.723-06:00

Thx for this. Beautiful. Excellent. Thx for giving me another perspective to think about in this too familiar story.

excellent! THX.

2011-11-26T17:08:35.214-06:00

excellent! THX.

Like : "Our worlds must extend beyond the thi...

2011-11-11T16:18:10.974-06:00

Like : "Our worlds must extend beyond the things we can see, hear, taste, touch, and smell, beyond the things we can experience right now, beyond gratification that is immediate, beyond treasures that are tangible." Good. :)

Love it. i would be insulted if i find my painting...

2011-11-06T01:43:48.248-06:00

Love it. i would be insulted if i find my painting hung upside-down. Then again, it would be such an honour to have my painting noticed that it was upside-down. :)

Like :)kl

2011-10-24T16:54:28.331-05:00

Like :)kl

Thx for that. sometimes we, or i need someone to c...

2011-10-01T18:38:40.446-05:00

Thx for that. sometimes we, or i need someone to cheer me on and see the unseen. :)

AWEsome.

2011-09-02T18:00:37.725-05:00

AWEsome.

Well said my friend!!

2011-08-12T19:25:40.268-05:00

Well said my friend!!

Thanks. God's blessings to you on this new day...

2011-08-12T18:01:02.790-05:00

Thanks. God's blessings to you on this new day.

Wow. Powerful. It is dawn here in Perth, Australia...

2011-08-12T17:23:27.941-05:00

Wow. Powerful. It is dawn here in Perth, Australia. This is the only "quiet time" i get before the family wakes. i am so thankful that this time is not wasted. Thank you brother for your posts. i look forward to them every saturday morning. :)

Most excellent, Brother. i understood completely h...

2011-08-05T19:14:41.106-05:00

Most excellent, Brother. i understood completely how she felt. He's done the same for me. Thanks so much.

A thought i have been thinking on this week: Those...

2011-08-01T00:07:23.285-05:00

A thought i have been thinking on this week: Those who do not know Him are scared/afraid of Him, but those who know Him will fear Him. while i was trying to explain the fear of the Lord, i found myself tongue-tied. Now i think, those who know Him, who truly experience Him will not only fear Him, but will love Him, truly love Him. Thanks for another good one.:)

How timely brother. Just yesterday i was strugglin...

2011-07-24T03:05:15.376-05:00

How timely brother. Just yesterday i was struggling with being in a team, but not as friends. All sorts of yucky emotions came tumbling out of me. This morning, Jesus asked me, "Will you love those who do not love you?" Sometimes it is easier to love the "outsiders" than those who shun us. Thanks again for such good writing.

something that i like to quote : "We, churche...

2011-07-17T03:20:01.623-05:00

something that i like to quote : "We, churches as varied as individuals are all on the same Team." Thanks again. Looking forward to your post is getting to be a habit!:>

Very good! Like.

2011-07-10T18:35:57.712-05:00

Very good! Like.