From the minute I first saw you in that hospital room, all blue, with pointy ears, looking more Vulcan than human, part of my heart jumped out of my chest and into yours. I connected with you …
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Finishing Strong
Those of you who are football fans can no doubt tell me who won the last three college football national championships (or BCS championships, which is NOT the same thing). You can probably also …
Freedom from Fear
As I said several weeks ago, at Grace Community Church we’re going through 52 weeks of Scripture, highlighting a particular verse each week for consideration. I want to write on those verses from time …
Living and Loving by the Spirit
I have a confession to make. I’m a lawyer. I like to think, to study, and to analyze. I read Grudem’s Systematic Theology…..for fun! I listen to podcasts by Tim Keller, John Piper, and …
Parenting Intentionally (Part II)
Last week, I wrote about the importance of parenting intentionally, parenting with a clear sense of what we’re trying to accomplish in our kids’ lives. Without some level of intentionality, we’re just …
Parenting Intentionally
I’m sitting in the doctor’s office with one of my girls. She’s had mono for two months, and isn’t improving. Her doctor wants to see her to do more tests. She didn’t get to go on the class trip, and …
Cultivating Humility
In our culture, humility is something we admire, but not something to which we aspire (or, at least, we don’t act as if we do). We tweet out every mildly humorous or interesting thought we have, …
Brothers in Christ
My sister used to say that, when we were little, she never could understand why kids made such a big deal when they would fall or land wrong and get the wind knocked out of them. She said that she …
Teaching Jesus for Everyone
If you read the newspaper or watch the local news, or have just been paying attention around town, you’ve seen that there’s a Christian school called Promise Academy opening in North Tyler. The school …
The Sophomore Slump
When you work here, and work in education, for 13 years, you see a few things. When you have your own kids go all the way through, you see a few more. There are some phenomena so pervasive in kids as …
Heart and Purpose
I ordinarily blog on things that are broader in scope than my school context; however, an issue arose recently that God has used to teach me a lot about leadership, unity, and His heart for His …
Introducing Kids to the Holy Spirit
If you grew up in one of the more traditional American Christian denominations, chances are good that you didn’t talk much in church about the Holy Spirit. For many of us in our experiences growing …
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