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 …
Peacemaking 101
I could spend the rest of my life studying Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, and specifically the Beatitudes, Christ’s statement of those who are blessed in His Father’s Kingdom. Christ sets …
Season of Repentance
As you probably know, yesterday was both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. One of my wry friends wondered whether he should smear chocolate instead of ashes on his wife’s …
Original Sin
This year, as we’ve been looking at spiritual warfare through our school theme, “Battle Tested,” one area that I haven’t yet talked about is perhaps the most devastating idea of all, yet one we often …
Know Thyself
I currently teach in a program called the Van Lunen Fellowship, based out of Calvin University in Grand Rapids. The program is for executive leadership training, designed for new heads of school who …
The Unsafe God
This week, I traveled to a meeting with several of my head-of-school peers. In my quiet times with the Lord before my trip, I prayed that God would give me an opportunity to serve my colleagues around …