"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.” Malachi 4:6 The Christmas story contains therein the account of another miraculous birth, one that …
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Shepherds
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. –Luke 2:8 As someone who’s borderline ADD, I cannot for the life of me imagine a worse vocation …
Two Different Responses
Luke 1 Zechariah and Mary. Two different visitations. Two very different responses. So much to teach us about responding to God’s Word and His work in our lives. The first visitation: to an old man …
Introduction to Advent
I am reading a book by Os Guinness called The Call, about finding and fulfilling the central purpose of one’s life. I recommend it. In the book, Guinness notes one of the great ironies of the 20th and …
I Just Want Them To Be Happy
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. Col. 2:8 As …
Just Loving Jesus
We’re taking my oldest on a college visit tomorrow. Add, “It will be here before you know it” to the list of things I always promised I wouldn’t say to other, younger parents that I have now actually …
Another Dad Lecture
“Great! Another Dad Lecture!” This morning was one of those rare times that I was actually home for breakfast. My daughter was jokingly boasting about something, and I, semi-jokingly chided her about …
Cultivating Gratefulness in Our Kids
I am a complete, utter Apple sucker. Three weeks ago, I downloaded the new Apple iOS 7 software on my “ho-hum, run-of-the-mill” iPhone 5 (formerly, my “brand-spanking-new-isn’t-this awesome” iPhone 5 …
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A Rich Inheritance
We just got through with Homecoming, and it was a blast. It was so much fun to watch our kids get dressed up; observing the awkward date retrieval ritual (so much more fun from the”observer” …
A Theology of Technology
I recently attended a seminar on technology in education in Dallas. The keynote speaker was Maggie Jackson, author of “Distracted: the Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age.” Contrary to the …
Greater Grace
Tuesday, we got the word that our school had been re-accredited for another five years. A school parent congratulated me on that accomplishment, and I responded, “thank you. God was gracious.” And, …
Teaching Jesus
As the head of Grace, I am often asked by prospective families, members of the Tyler community, or other “school people” throughout the country what makes our school distinct? Every school has its own …