Vision is vital to anyone, whether you’re an individual or an organization. It’s also scriptural. The most often-cited vision passage is Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no prophetic vision, the …
Getting Out of Our Own Way
There are some definite downsides to being the head of school for all these years. For example, I can’t run a red light or drive faster than is prudent, because I will almost always pull up next to a …
Loving the Other
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 …
In It Together
To care nothing for diversity, in a biblical sense, is evidence we’ve got a hole in our understanding of the gospel. I’ve been thinking about this in the context of MLK Day, which we all just …
Being There
You know the saying, “nine-tenths of life is just showing up?” In a lot of ways, I think that’s true for parenting, or even just living together and loving each other in community. So much of it has …
Every Day is Advent
When most of us think of Advent, or of Christmas, pretty soon our minds start thinking about the crèche, the advent scene. Mother and father, dressed in pristine, royal robes, beaming proudly down …