I believe that one of the ways Satan divides us as people and as a church is to take words, maybe even words with distinct biblical meanings, and twists and mis-defines them in such a way that …
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Perspective Shift
I’m flying back from a CESA symposium, and I’m stunned. The sun is setting, and I have the blessing of sitting by the window. I’m staring outside at the stunning beauty of the sunset, the full …
Old School
The older I get, the more I understand that who you are is due, in large part, to your family of origin. So much of how you respond to things, consider ideas, and handle life are patterned by the home …
Parenting Peculiarly
Last week, I wrote about Christian education being a completely other thing than its public counterpart. That’s because Christian education is intended to train up completely different people. As …
A Completely Other Thing
On Tuesday, I sat on a panel discussion of educators and policymakers at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C. The purpose of the panel was to discuss a book all the panelists contributed to …
Remembrance
There were those seminal moments in American history where everyone alive remembers exactly where they were. My grandparents used to tell me about being in church on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, …
Standing Firm in Love and Unity
As I said last week, I’ve been reading Dominion, historian Tom Holland’s account of the expansive 2,000-year history of Christianity. What I find most remarkable are the stories of amazing people who, …
Standing Firm in Truth and Hope
Is it just me, or does there seem to be a larger number of angry yellers and drama queens among parents in our culture than in the past? Why is that? I don’t know if you read Jim Denison’s The …
Reset
I’m not gonna lie: this empty nesting thing is fantastic. Before you judge me as callous, remember, the purpose of all this, all you’re doing with these kiddos, is to raise and release. I know it’s …
2021 Commencement
On May 22, we held the commencement exercises for the Grace Community School Class of 2021. With 91 graduates, it is our second-largest graduating class in our school’s history. The class was also …
Broken and Grateful
As I’ve reflected on the school year and its many blessings, God has brought me back time and time again to this Christian idea of brokenness before the Lord. Ann Voskamp notes that the key to life is …
Stuff Your Mom Said
My mother is a southern belle, a steel magnolia, and a force of nature. She was born in Tyler, in the house I raised my girls. Her father died when she was seven. She was raised by an …