In my 23rd year as head of school at Grace, I think I’m a pretty emotionally and spiritually healthy guy. So, if you had asked me six months ago whether any part of my identity was tied up in being …
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Jay’s Blog – Voting for Shalom
It’s pretty hard not to become anxious, to resist the urge not to think of our candidate (whoever “we” are) as the only logical choice, and that the other guy or gal is maybe not the Antichrist but …
Jay’s Blog – Upon Pain of Death
We lost another school parent this week, a beautiful, wonderful mom who everyone loved dearly. Right after it happened, I broke the news to another school mom, still mourning the loss of her husband …
Jay’s Blog – To Be a Friend
One of the biggest disrupters of peace in our lives is that we’re, on the whole, a lonely people. This fact became obvious to me once again as I was sitting at a CESA symposium …
Jay’s Blog – Killing the Shalom-Killer
One of the greatest enemies of shalom and of true biblical peace lies within our hearts. As I talk to our families in our school, one of the most grievous issues is the divisiveness and polarization …
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Jay’s Blog – The Reluctant Disciple
At times in my life, I’ve been a reluctant disciple, at best. Sometimes it is difficult to discern God’s word, to tease out what He’s asking me to do. More often, however, it’s abundantly clear, and I …
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Jay’s Blog – Warring Against Worldliness
This year our school theme is “Seeking Shalom.” We’re looking at what it means to attain shalom—God’s fullness, justice, mercy, and wholeness—individually and as a community. Our cultural …
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Jay’s Blog- Muted Prayer
It was around 4 p.m. on a dusty Tuesday afternoon when I came rolling into Lost Chances, New Mexico, in the high desert about an hour and a half west of Santa Fe. My tank was as dry as the air around …
Jay’s Blog – Disputing the Devil
If you have more than one child, you probably have that one. Although, as a parent, you love each of your children deeply and equally. There often seems to be one, however, that consumes …
Jay’s Blog – Why You Should Read This Blog
At the beginning of school, August 30, 2013, I wrote my first blog as head of school at Grace. Blogging was a relatively new thing then, and I didn’t want to do it because it always struck me as a …
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Jay’s Blog – Politics and Peace
Do you often use “politics” and “peace” in the same sentence? Do they seem like a contradiction in terms? Do you feel at peace as we enter the home stretch of a presidential election cycle? Or, do …
Jay’s Blog – Seeking Shalom
I love the beginning of the school year because it always brings a sense of optimism and enthusiasm. And, while I love it, I know it doesn’t last. I always joke that I lead the best school in America …