WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:3-5, ESV There used to […]
FREE TO BE FREE
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom long before […]
ONE VOICE, UNITED IN PRAYER
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that with one purpose and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6, NASB I was standing at the foot of a […]
TABLE BEFORE US
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5, NIV As Christian educators in public schools, we cannot teach the words in this Psalm directly. But we can be living examples by standing boldly on this incredible promise. The truth is […]
WORDS OF LIFE
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24, NIV I have a friend at work who is teaching me to live the truth in this verse. I watch her do it every day. She is constantly encouraging others and speaking life over them. When she speaks, I […]
NEVER ALONE
For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. Luke 8:29, NIV On Sunday mornings, it can feel […]
THE TEACHER’S MIND
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is […]
TRUST WALK
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6, NKJV Have you ever done a trust walk? I came across some online instructions for this activity that were tailored to fourth graders but can easily […]
WHEN QUITTING FEELS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION
Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9, NIV Some days, the weight of being an educator feels unbearable. The long hours, the difficult students, the lack of support—it all adds up. And for many, the thought […]
EARTH DAY: CARING FOR HIS CREATION
Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His […]