Diversity Plaza, located in Queens County, New York, is aptly named: it is ground zero of the most ethnically-diverse urban area in the world. Of the 2.2 million citizens who call Queens home, 48 …
Main Content
Confession is Good for the Soul
I was thinking the other day about the idea of confession of sins. Confession is not something we teach or talk about much in the evangelical church, and many of us probably don’t discuss it much with …
The Irony of the “Blessed”
My wife, who is considerably wiser than I, made an insightful observation as she was studying Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. Immediately preceding Jesus’ message, hordes of people with …
Finding the Radiance of the Holy Spirit in Unexpected Loss
I've been thinking a lot about a former student I lost this past weekend and her life, and my mind keeps going back to that day a year or so ago when she was baptized. On that day, I saw Skylar, an …
Continue Reading about Finding the Radiance of the Holy Spirit in Unexpected Loss →
What I Learned This Summer – Part Two
This was a summer of profound spiritual growth. So, my first few blog posts will cover some things God was faithful to teach me. Last week, I talked about modeling the life you want to see lived in …
Continue Reading about What I Learned This Summer – Part Two →
What I Learned This Summer
In late May, I told myself that I wasn’t going to take the summer off from the blogging. I was afraid I’d lose the folks who regularly read it (thanks, you two in Alaska!). Despite good intentions, …
Commencement Charge 2014
This is one of my favorite things to do as Headmaster of Grace. I get to be the last voice you hear from at GCS. As I’ve thought and prayed through how I would send you forth, how I would charge you …
Finishing Well
God’s Word is full of great starts, but not many great finishes. Hezekiah was one of Judah’s greatest kings. God used him mightily to defeat Sennacharib and the invading Assyrian army. Yet, when God …
Spiritual Markers
In January, I had a chance to travel to Israel. Before going, I had seen photos of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Church of the Nativity, and other sites where Jesus had been baptized, …
Mentoring Our Daughters’ Hearts
I was talking with my pastor’s wife about an upcoming seminar that our church is doing on body image for women. Body image is defined as the way women see themselves and how they believe others …
A Grandparent’s Heart
Today was Grandparents’ Day at our school. One of the things I love about this day is that it gives me the opportunity to reflect upon and be grateful for the impact of my grandmothers on my life. As …
Raising Kids as Ministry
If I asked you to create two categories, “personal” and “ministry”, and asked you to put every aspect of your life under one of them, where would you put “family” or “raising kids?” Most of us would …