In our culture, humility is something we admire, but not something to which we aspire (or, at least, we don’t act as if we do). We tweet out every mildly humorous or interesting thought we have, …
Brothers in Christ
My sister used to say that, when we were little, she never could understand why kids made such a big deal when they would fall or land wrong and get the wind knocked out of them. She said that she …
Teaching Jesus for Everyone
If you read the newspaper or watch the local news, or have just been paying attention around town, you’ve seen that there’s a Christian school called Promise Academy opening in North Tyler. The school …
The Sophomore Slump
When you work here, and work in education, for 13 years, you see a few things. When you have your own kids go all the way through, you see a few more. There are some phenomena so pervasive in kids as …
Introducing Kids to the Holy Spirit
If you grew up in one of the more traditional American Christian denominations, chances are good that you didn’t talk much in church about the Holy Spirit. For many of us in our experiences growing …
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In Praise of Healthy Praise
Some of y’all may be old enough to remember these days, but I distinctly remember driving back home to Dallas from visiting my grandparents in Fort Worth at night, lying down on the hat rack of the …