Like many of you, I watched this past week’s government shutdown with rapt fascination. It reminded me of my college days, seeing two drunks staggering around in the parking lot, saying things that …
The Freedom of Generosity
I was reading Oswald Chambers the other day, and he mentioned something that resonated deeply with me. He was talking about evangelism, about sharing the gospel with others. He made the point that how …
Soli Deo Gloria
I don’t use Latin very often. It’s kind of a presumptuous, former practicing-lawyer thing to do. But, sometimes ideas are so compelling, so rooted in who we are as an ancient people, this …
Extracurricular Activity
I’ve told you before that entering my 15th year at Grace has made me more reflective. In our fast-paced, frenetic world, we need to “get up on the balcony” every once in a while, and look at what God …
The Beginning and the End
Last Saturday night, GCS graduated 79 seniors in the Class of 2017. We call this ceremony “commencement,” because it is the beginning of their new life, equipped with everything we’ve given them. …
Bursting “the Bubble”
One of the criticisms I hear most often lodged at Christian schools in general, and ours in particular, is that it’s “a bubble:” a safe, sterile environment, shielded from the harsh reality of sin and …