I often think the most powerful, yet most underused, word in today’s modern parental vocabulary is “no.” If you look at a great deal of what ails children and parents about living in modern culture, …
An Integrated Life
I was talking to one of our pastoral staff members from our church the other day about the church’s initiative toward missional communities: small groups of people who know each other from work or …
Go
Right now, it’s pretty quiet around the high school. I’m reminded, as I am every year, of how much quieter and less exciting my life would be as a head of a K-8 school. For those of you who don’t have …
Why Christian Education?
You may or may not know this, but I’ve been a PhD student for nearly five years now. Five. Long. Years. I am nearing completion of the process, putting the finishing touches on my dissertation. I’ve …
School Security
Nothing causes us to come face to face with what we believe about the fragility of life and trust in the Lord like a school shooting. As all of us mourn the tragedy of what happened last week in …
Amigos
We all have practices in our lives that help keep us sane; help us navigate the challenges of life. Once a year, I engage in a ritual that has become absolutely essential to me. I am part of what I’ve …