Last week, Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, was convicted of killing an innocent man in his own home when she mistakenly entered it, thinking it was hers. She received a sentence of five …
Digital Dilemma
I once heard Christian author Andy Crouch speak at a conference. He made a very interesting observation. He was discussing idols, in both their ancient and modern forms. Crouch noted that an idol …
Raising Antifragile Kids
Around 2013, colleges and universities across America began noticing that a very different kind of student was walking their campuses. Whereas for as long as there have been universities and colleges …
Gratefulness in Grief
I was reading a book lately that discussed a research project previously unknown to me called the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE). The study asked participants, who were mostly from middle …
Gratefulness through Unity
Do you almost always order the same thing on the menu every time you go to a given restaurant? Or, when you attend a weekly meeting, do you always sit in the same spot? What about people? Do you …
Gratefulness Through Giving
As you know, our school theme this year is “Growing in Gratefulness.” As I said last week, gratefulness is, for the most part, a spiritual discipline, like prayer and Bible study. Cultivating …