I have always had a deep appreciation for women. It probably stems from the fact that I have been influenced greatly by strong women. I grew up in a house full of women: a mom, a sister, two …
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Parent’s Choice
I know you’ve heard a lot about school choice, parent choice, actually, and I want to talk about it today, because it’s really important for us and for others. I have served on the board of the …
The Paradox of People
Most of us don’t really think of ourselves as anthropologists, but we all are. And our anthropology controls much of what we believe about ourselves, each other, and life. On Sunday night, I heard …
A People of Story
In the September 2023 issue of The Atlantic, David Brooks writes a great article entitled, How America Got Mean. As the title indicates, Brooks deals with two fundamental crises facing American …
The Problem of Pain
Among other things, being a head of school is a pastoral gig. It’s shepherding people, teaching and praying, caring and guiding, and walking people through pain. I don’t have a pulpit, per se. I like …
Forming a Faithful Family through Fun
Whether we’re gifted evangelists or not, we’re certainly called to be evangelical and make disciples in our families. Over 80 percent of followers of Jesus became Christians as children or early …
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Rightly-Ordered Loves
I know English is the international language of business, and I don’t mean to denigrate my mother tongue, but it’s pretty imprecise at times, you know? We often use the same words to mean many …
Battle Tested
I enjoy movies that end with a twist; Christopher Nolan, who helmed such movies as Memento, Inception, The Dark Knight, and Interstellar is one of my favorite directors. One of my favorite movies with …
Living as Exiles
If you have lived around this part of East Texas for the past year or so, you have probably heard the story of the Mayflower Church. A Chinese church operating a Christian school in their homeland, …
50 First Days
Fran Rodebaugh remembers what it was like to be a junior in high school, beginning her first day of class at Grace Community School (then known as Christian Heritage) in fall 1973. “We weren’t divided …
Telling the Truth
On Saturday, Grace Community School graduated the Class of 2023. This special group of 79 seniors will bring God’s Word and truth to colleges, universities, and wherever He has for them as they leave …
One For the Record Books
One of my favorite books of all time, A Tale of Two Cities, also begins with one of the best opening lines of all time, describing the era surrounding the French Revolution, but also notably evocative …