I’ve been writing this blog now for nearly eight years. There are some things I write about that are “one-timers,” mostly inspired by a current event or recent school happening: an election, a …
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Sex Ed
If there’s one area where we as Christians have the opportunity to be transformed, to think uniquely and differently than the world around us, and perhaps be a transformative influence ourselves, it’s …
That Pesky Freewill
One of the greatest and most confounding gifts God has given us is our free will. It’s probably also the least understood. I was musing on this fact as I was sitting in my Wednesday morning Bible …
Perfect Justice
This week, we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, a champion not only for people of color in America, but for many who were and are marginalized. There have been volumes written …
Our Thoughts on God
If you’re a child of the 80’s and 90’s like me, you’ll remember a song called “Counting Blue Cars” by Dishwalla. You may not remember the name of the song or the band, but you’ll probably remember the …
Transformed by Truth, Revisited
As we began the new school year last fall, our theme for the year was “Transformed by Truth,” inspired by Romans 12:2: “And do not be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the …
The Knowable God
In Jackie Hill Perry’s wonderful book Holier Than Thou, she asks readers to imagine they are Hebrews in the wilderness at the base of Mount Horeb, waiting to meet and hear from a holy, almighty God. …
God’s Grandmothers
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his …
The Suffering God
“The Lord saw the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they though or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So, the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put …
The Gateway to Holiness
I was thinking about this week that we’re about to engage in, this week of Thanksgiving, of giving thanks to the Lord for His goodness, for what He has done, and for who He is. Even though …
Thankfulness in Mourning
It’s November, and I am growing a beard. It’s not the first time I’ve grown one over the holiday season, for lots of purposes: more relaxed time of year, cooler weather, getting on my “skinny Santa” …
The Market on Truth
Does it ever seem to you as though the world has gone crazy? And that people around you don’t see life the way you do? I’m not talking about sharing different political ideologies or opinions or …