Comments on: From My Sermon

By: Quilly

Quilly — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:36:33 +0000

I take it that you approve of the sermon?

And welcome home. I have missed you so!

By: Melli

Melli — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:09:53 +0000

I just love you.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:06:43 +0000

Alastair — one never knows. Hawaii certainly wasn’t in my plans and the UK is one place my scientist has not yet lived. Thank you for your kind words.

Pauline — thank you, though I am certain you are biased. You have been one of my biggest fans from the first.

By: Pauline

Pauline — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:24 +0000

You have shared well my friend. Not only did I experience this day with you I have looked into the soul of an unknown child. You do great things!!!

By: fracme

fracme — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:58:37 +0000

excellent

’nuff said

except (you didn’t really expect me to stop there, did you?) that if you ever want to move to the UK there’ll be the chance to exercise your ministry in any of my churches…. thank you for sharing

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:15:54 +0000

Doug — it makes sense. The wound leaves a soft spot that twinges when we get too close. And thank you, I think.

Stella! Hey, how’s it going? Did you survive the first year at your new school? Was it all you hoped it would be? And what fun and exotic things are you up to this summer?

Linda — and here I thought the members of my family would be the one’s having the most trouble with my sermonizing …

Sandi — thank you. Tears are good heart softeners. Too many though and one gets thoroughly soggy and difficult to be around.

Jeni — what a wonderful analogy! Thank you!

Jules — I carried this lesson into my public classroom as well. I cannot teach about Jesus, but I can behave with his love and compassion. It has had a huge impact on my success with troubled kids.

By: Jules~

Jules~ — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:31 +0000

Oh Quilly, thank you for sharing this. Over the years I have had so many “Waynes” in my classroom and this is such a good reminder. Schedules and itineraries are never so imortant that they are to rule above everything else. But it is so easy to get caught up in structure. These days, I often tell my teams that if they never get to any part of their lesson plan but the children leave feeling God’s love a bit more….then that is the most important accomplishment.

By: Jeni Hill Ertmer

Jeni Hill Ertmer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:28:01 +0000

Great story and wonderful message too. Lighting the world, one little candle at a time. Sometimes it is a really slow process but the most important one, nonetheless.

By: Sandi McBride

Sandi McBride — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:38:22 +0000

Okay, I have just cried for what I hope will be the last time today…beautiful post
Sandi

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:09:25 +0000

Wow that was a great sermon and I can see you doing both sermons. I love the message and will so my best to make everyone feel important and loved and do it from my heart and for the right reasons.

By: Stella

Stella — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:23:27 +0000

Greetings from hot Las Vegas! What a great story! You are such a great writer, and I must say it made cry. Having worked with you, I never would have thought you had those same thought I do sometimes about “why me with this kid.” I try to remember as you pretty much said God put us together for a reason! It was a touching reminder of what He wants us to do and what an awesome person you are:)

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:39:20 +0000

A very fine sermon, I think. As Henri Nouwen might have said, we serve better when we’re wounded.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:36:00 +0000

Nancy — OC is upset with his solo. He had a canker sore on his tongue and a bit of a cold. He says he sucked. My friend Maureen and I thought he never sounded lovelier. He sang, Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore. He sang the first and last verse in English, the second verse in Spanish, and played the third verse on his trumpet. I was so enthralled I never even thought of getting out the camera.

(He says he would have requested I not post the video, anyway.)

By: but...

but... — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:54:34 +0000

you didnt tell us
how oc’s solo was…

By: Quilly

Quilly — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:11:33 +0000

Carletta — we often had more than one, too. I have a reputation for being able to turn troubled kids around, so it seemed the worst always made their way to me. Usually the behavior problem stems from an academic problem, and once that is identified and remediated — and the kid gets his/her self-esteem back — the child’s attitude automatically changes.

Dr. John — oh! High praise. Thank you.

Amber — do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It’s a simple message, but it works.

Juliana — thank you.

Cath –one of my friends reported many spurts of tears in the pews as I spoke. I guess it’s only fair since I was crying, too!

Betty — thank you.

Nessa — glad you popped in for the sermon. I think we’re all guilty of “things first” more often than we care to admit. I am glad you enjoyed Ilona’s books. I thought you would.

Andrew — I have no doubt you will be better. Why don’t you take some space here and plug your book. What is it about? I’ve seen the title, but know little else.

David — how could I not? I have to live with me.

Kelly Ann — I try to keep that as my daily prayer as well.