THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. Proverbs 15:32, ESV I clearly remember the first time I was called into the principal’s office, not as a student, but as a teacher sometime in October during my first year of teaching. I’d probably been there many times before that for […]
THE HANDWRITTEN NOTE
For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12, NIV The towering lineman filled my doorway, catching me by surprise. This former student of […]
A HARVEST YOU MAY NEVER SEE
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9, ESV When I was a public school teacher, I struggled with knowing whether or not God was using me to impact the lives of my students. If you share this struggle, […]
LESSONS FROM THE HOSPITAL ROOM
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2, NIV Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any […]
THE MOUNTAIN IS STILL THERE
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12, NIV As I was driving to work one morning, I looked out and saw the mountain in the […]
DO YOU REALLY KNOW HIM?
Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ. Philippians 3:8, NLT As educators, we spend our days getting to know people. We learn our students’ names, their […]
IT IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU, BUT NOT FOR GOD
And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Exodus 14:13-14, ESV And shall say […]
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4–5, NIV Research consistently points to something Scripture has taught for generations: gratitude changes the way we experience life. People […]
GENTLE AS A DOVE
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Matthew 13:23, KJV As Christian educators, we will sometimes find ourselves in conversations where our beliefs differ from those around us. We may […]
DON’T GET CONFUSED. WORSHIP GOD.
Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.” At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with […]