When we adults talk to teenagers, whether our own or someone else’s, we most commonly engage them with questions like: “What college or university are you hoping to attend?” “What do you want to be …
Good Tired
I am worn out. As I write this on a Wednesday night, I can barely keep my eyes open. Maybe it’s because I’m pushing 50, but I’m just now realizing I don’t bounce back like I used to (insert knowing …
First Order Things
I have a very wise friend, a former chaplain at Covenant College and a writer. He wrote a book that has deeply and profoundly affected my faculty and me, impacting how we do much of what we do at …
Telling Kids They Stink
I’ve got a (late) New Year’s resolution to propose to all my fellow Generation Xer parents out there- let’s be better this year about telling our kids when they really stink at something. Maybe I’m …
Welcoming the Sojourner
“Sojourner” is one of those biblical words we don’t use much anymore in modern language, like “begotten,” or “abide.” But, “sojourner” has a very specific meaning that’s hard to capture with other …
The Answer to Why
As most of you know, one of our students took his life this week. As our whole community walks through its own grief, and grieves for the family, a common question arises, an old mantra in days like …