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Comment on I am forgiven! by Steven Hunter

Steven Hunter — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:05:58 +0000

Great post Emlyn. Personally I get annoyed when people quote “by his stripes (wounds) we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5) as verse for physical healing when it is clearly referring to our spiritual healing.
It is great when God heals but we should realise that probably 90% or more of sufferings will need to be borne and I would hate to think of what sort of person (christian) we would be like if that percentage was the other way around!

Comment on What’s the point of education? A question the local church needs to answer. by Marc Emlyn Humphries

Marc Emlyn Humphries — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:33:19 +0000

I think I was thinking of leaving the family in the sense expressed in Genesis 2:24; to provide for their own household and exercise authority in it. It's called transitioning to adulthood which is believed to happening later and later in our culture and maybe where education is lacking too soon.

Comment on What’s the point of education? A question the local church needs to answer. by Laird Morris

Laird Morris — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:47:29 +0000

Howdy Em
“What’s the point of education? A question the local church needs to answer” raises a fair number of issues that really need further discussion – have you thought of editing this article under several heads and asking for comments on each to see if any patterns arise? – this could be done in a church or school-based group – I’m sure Takeley Chapel could be used if required – I found one point you make very alarming “In the modern world, education means preparing a child to leave the family and become self dependent, able to provide for their own and others through taxes and charity.” Personally, the idea of “leaving” the family is not one I wish to support – I understand “the family” as the fundamental support group instituted by God. My desire is for my children to have the confidence to build upon the good things they have learnt in order to extend their family – they have the immediate (somewhat imperfect) example of their parents, but also the extended families of both parents, the church families they have been part of and the school families to draw upon – my wife recently met with our oldest son who is at university and he complained that the people he knew at Uni are not friends – she was able to remind him of those good friends he does have, who know and love him even though they no longer live close to each other – our children NEED our support; just as the children in the church NEED the support of the church – as you rightly suggest, the church cannot ignore these issues, if building schools is the “right” Youth Work in the Third World mission field, why is the same method not the “right” method in the Home Mission field???

Comment on What’s the point of education? A question the local church needs to answer. by Patrick Finnerty

Patrick Finnerty — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:40:55 +0000

Well done. Very provocotive. Hopefully will stir up a positive reaction within the Church. Thanks for caring enough. Blessings.
Patrick

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Tweets that mention Natural History Museum « M Emlyn Humphries -- Topsy.com — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:08:11 +0000

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Comment on I think I’m happy now by Emlyn

Emlyn — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:18:40 +0000

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