Blog of Jay Ferguson, PhD, Head of School at Grace Community School in Tyler, Texas
At Grace, we had accomplished most of what external markers say constitutes a “great school.” We had achieved high standardized test scores, and strong scores on our college entrance exams. We had …
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Every morning this year I have been engaged in an ancient process called lectio divina. It’s a form of Bible reading, but instead of reading large daily passages of Scripture, like “the Bible in a …
“Friends” is an amorphous term in our day and age. For many, anyone who in another era would have been considered an “acquaintance,” we call a “friend.” In the social media realm, friend is defined as …
I believe that one of the ways Satan divides us as people and as a church is to take words, maybe even words with distinct biblical meanings, and twists and mis-defines them in such a way that …
I’m flying back from a CESA symposium, and I’m stunned. The sun is setting, and I have the blessing of sitting by the window. I’m staring outside at the stunning beauty of the sunset, the full …
Last week, I wrote about Christian education being a completely other thing than its public counterpart. That’s because Christian education is intended to train up completely different people. As …
