This year, our school theme is “Battle Tested,” and we’ve been looking at several of the many ways the devil attacks us, so that we will not be ignorant of his schemes, and so that, by the power of …
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Being in Christ
We all love taking self-assessments, don’t we? Whether it’s the Culture Index, the DISC, the Myer-Briggs, the Enneagram, or the Strengthsfinder, we all want to know more about ourselves. In the vein …
God’s Daughters
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 …
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 …