We conducted the commencement exercises for the Grace Community School Class of 2025 on Saturday night. This talented group of 84 students received over $8,131,231 in scholarship offers and were …
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Jay’s Blog – The Hardest Shalom
This year, our school theme has been “Seeking Shalom.” We have discussed that shalom does not simply mean peace, but mercy, justice, and peace that comes with being in a place of right relationship …
Jay’s Blog – Freedom of Choice
John Craig of ACSI asked me to join the Texas Private School Association (then the Texas Association of Nonpublic Schools) back in 2008. I had not heard of this organization, …
Jay’s Blog – Number One
I swear we were just friends when we went to dinner at Orleans Pasta House that evening. Ashley Hurst and I were just friends, attending the Impact class at Northwest Bible together. This massive …
Jay’s Blog – The Helper
A couple of weeks ago, a friend I had helped with some work sent me one of the greatest gifts ever. I received a shipment from Goldbelly, the online gourmet food source. In the dry ice-laced package …
Jay’s Blog – Not Just On Sundays
Your work matters deeply to God and his Kingdom, no matter what you do. For a disciple of Jesus, there’s no “secular” work. To understand what I mean, we have to fully understand the …
Jay’s Blog – Sympathy for the Devil
What did it feel like, back broken and bleeding on the mat, cataclysmic defeat ripped from certain victory? Did it feel like being cast out all those eons ago, you and the other Sons of Heaven? At …
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Jay’s Blog – Choose Your Yoke
Two yokes sit before you. One is silvery, shiny, and shimmering. It promises transcendence but leads to slavery. The other is subtly obscure. It seems a little odd to many, maybe rough-hewn and …
Jay’s Blog – Faithful Fasting
Although I’ve spent most of my adult life in a nondenominational church, I grew up in a liturgical one. I was a high-church Episcopalian, and the church calendar was a key part of my life in all its …
Jay’s Blog – Gathering the Church
Spending a lot of time watching the news can give the impression that everything is out of control. I have to say, I’m completely confused. Wars and conflicts I previously thought I understood no …
Jay’s Blog – Forever Yours
The money-sucking juggernaut that is the Great Mouse lured me into his web of memories again this week. I attended a Christian school conference for organizations worldwide, representing schools …
Jay’s Blog – Be Still
One of the most important things I ever got to do as a head of school, which changed my life forever and shaped how I lead Grace, occurred in the summer of 2018. I had just finished defending my …