I was reading in my Lectio Divina the other day, and the Lord gave me the passage I wanted to share with you. Mark 7:24-30: 24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and …
Jay’s Blog – Time to Go to Work
As you might be aware, we had an election last week. I don’t know if your guy or gal won, and for purposes of this blog, it doesn’t really matter. It’s not that I don’t care who you voted for; I pray …
Jay’s Blog – Mistaken Identity
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 …