In my 23rd year as head of school at Grace, I think I’m a pretty emotionally and spiritually healthy guy. So, if you had asked me six months ago whether any part of my identity was tied up in being …
Jay’s Blog – Voting for Shalom
It’s pretty hard not to become anxious, to resist the urge not to think of our candidate (whoever “we” are) as the only logical choice, and that the other guy or gal is maybe not the Antichrist but …
Jay’s Blog – Upon Pain of Death
We lost another school parent this week, a beautiful, wonderful mom who everyone loved dearly. Right after it happened, I broke the news to another school mom, still mourning the loss of her husband …
Jay’s Blog – To Be a Friend
One of the biggest disrupters of peace in our lives is that we’re, on the whole, a lonely people. This fact became obvious to me once again as I was sitting at a CESA symposium …
Jay’s Blog – Killing the Shalom-Killer
One of the greatest enemies of shalom and of true biblical peace lies within our hearts. As I talk to our families in our school, one of the most grievous issues is the divisiveness and polarization …
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Jay’s Blog – The Reluctant Disciple
At times in my life, I’ve been a reluctant disciple, at best. Sometimes it is difficult to discern God’s word, to tease out what He’s asking me to do. More often, however, it’s abundantly clear, and I …
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