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Comment on March 7, 2012 Working and Playing Well with Others by susan

susan — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:24:55 +0000

Thank you so much, Mike. I believe we do need to honor Christ’s prayer for unity.

Comment on March 7, 2012 Working and Playing Well with Others by mike raha

mike raha — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:22:53 +0000

Keep the Faith. Your blog is just wonderful. There will be no denominations in Heaven.

Comment on January 18, 2012 Finding Home by Sherrie

Sherrie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:35:52 +0000

You have come home my dear!! Loved it and as always, looking forward to the next one.

Comment on My Blog : Road to Emmaus by Dave Scheg

Dave Scheg — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:58:46 +0000

I’m responding to the story in your May, 2011 posting. I think it is a great story, and it reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw on a car the other day: If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat.

Where was the pastor, and where was the ranch hand? Where was everybody else? Too many people in a boat will sink it.

I will support any school that teaches people how to have faith that they can “get out of the boat”, public or parochial. We don’t even need to reinvent the wheel, history is filled with teachers and examples of people who put faith in action. Education needs to take place in both the home and in school, in that way, the student carries the lessons forever, and never has to choose who or what to believe.

The boat will then have one less passenger, and the water one more pedestrian.

Comment on My Blog : Road to Emmaus by Kim Wehner

Kim Wehner — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:28:02 +0000

It’s interesting how quick people are to jump to private school when they don’t have to pay for it. Whether or not people get a better education from private school is debatable, and I don’t have the answer to that question. But it seems assumed that is the case, and yet I happen to know teachers in the private sector don’t get paid better than teachers in public schools do. So what is it that makes people want to send their children to private school when they get a free pass? Is it solely for religious purposes? Is it that parochial schools are more strict? I’m going to guess part of it is because people are sick and tired of public schools putting up their hands and giving up on kids because they’re scared of the parents. In private school, you misbehave, the threat of getting kicked out lingers. Not so much in public schools, where everyone has a “right to education,” even if they abuse the system.

I could go on, but I won’t. I just want to say to those supporting public schools, if you want to bring more people in, then throw out the jerks that disrupt the classes and torment the schools.

My two cents, feel free to spend it to support private schools.

Comment on My Blog : Road to Emmaus by Liz

Liz — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:04:53 +0000

This is important and unbiased reporting on a critical issue in education today.

Let’s start with the idea that people are not stupid. If parents are flocking to parochial schools in large numbers with their kids, it’s because parents realize that parochial schools offer a better education. Go to a store and find the empty shelves and you know where the best deals were that week. People know the best deal in education just like they know the best deals at the grocery store.

I am a public school educator. I’ve observed the system from inside and out. (I sent my own child to a private school, at great personal expense, if that tells you something.)

There are many dedicated and hardworking teachers and administrators in the public school system – and there are still wonderful opportunities available for students to excel… but in many ways the system is broken. Schools are a reflection of the morass observed in the current culture. Rather than take a stand for excellence and against mediocrity, the public school system has followed the culture and accepted the least common denominator as its standard.

Let parents have vouchers to opt out of the system. Public schools have nothing to worry about if they are as wonderful as they claim to be.

Comment on Road to Emmaus by Joan Alexander

Joan Alexander — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:26:36 +0000

Sue,
This is absolutely priceless. What a powerful, message of God’s patienct endurance as He gently helps us discover the blessings that come by submitting to His authority. I loved reading it. Thank you.
Joan

Comment on Other Voices: Columns and Essays from Guest Writers by Mary Ellen Gerke

Mary Ellen Gerke — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:17:11 +0000

Sue–I thought I was the only one with a poltergeist in my computer! I admire and respect you for bringing St. Paul to mind during occasions of “e-arrogance.” I, on the other hand, tended to seek these keys: @#%!?%. With your inspiration, I promise to “take the higher ground” in the future! MEG

Comment on Road to Emmaus by mike raha

mike raha — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:41:50 +0000

Nice, Sue. Very nice. Ouch. I am not God but still want to fix everyone. Sometimes I wish that I had lightening-shooting power to healing. Then I wake up, humbly turn again to real-God and ask Him to help conform me to His will. Recall the song, “…when will they ever learn? when will they ever learn…[Kingston Trio-Where Have All the Flowers Gone?]

Comment on Other Voices: Columns and Essays from Guest Writers by Bill Webster

Bill Webster — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:55:31 +0000

Enjoyed reading it. Hvae often experienced it. God Bless You

In Communion Bill