Last week, I was preparing for our State of School address, and considering what was most important about our school and its mission, played out in the life of our students. What does “teaching Jesus” …
The Work of Lent
It seems to me that in the modern American Church calendar, at least, Lent is kind of an unpopular season. Most people don’t commemorate Lent, and if they do, they think of it as the season when you …
What Doesn’t Change
I reported for my first day of work at Grace Community School on January 2, 2002. I came in the front door, newly-minted Development Director, ready for work in my fresh-pressed lawyer suit, eager to …
Child Worship, Revisited
I’ve been writing this blog now for nearly eight years. There are some things I write about that are “one-timers,” mostly inspired by a current event or recent school happening: an election, a …
Sex Ed
If there’s one area where we as Christians have the opportunity to be transformed, to think uniquely and differently than the world around us, and perhaps be a transformative influence ourselves, it’s …
That Pesky Freewill
One of the greatest and most confounding gifts God has given us is our free will. It’s probably also the least understood. I was musing on this fact as I was sitting in my Wednesday morning Bible …