THE COURAGE TO CRY OUT
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17, NIV Mr. Long, a third-grade elementary teacher, faced an academic Goliath one year. His Goliath was a class of 23 students with over half of them being mainstreamed special needs children. Two had severe behavior disorders, half […]
PAID IN FULL
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16, NIV My son, Chandler, sat baffled in the office of an administrator at his school. I had spoken with the administrator on the phone but then drove […]
THE AWESOME REALITY
For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in […]
THE BEAUTY OF TEACHING KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. Colossians 3:23, NKJV Teaching special needs children is not always easy, but it is always worth it. Every small step they take and every little breakthrough brings a kind of joy that words cannot fully express. As a volunteer classroom […]
LOOKING BACK ON YESTERDAY
Weeping may endure for a night, but a shout for joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5, AMP Nearly 45 years ago, I sat with a lump in my throat in a small country church where I grew up. I came that morning knowing I needed God in my life more than anything else in […]
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachai 3:10, NIV Last […]
IN WHOM TO TRUST
And he answered, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” 2 Kings 6:16, KJV Insufficient resources, overcrowded classrooms, inadequate pay, strikes, and burnout are merely a few of the challenges educators encounter each academic year. But still, despite these uncertainties, we place our trust in lawmakers, […]
THURSDAYS
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to You and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever. Psalm 30:11-12, NIV Lucas had decided he would no longer wear jeans to school on Thursdays because they were chorus rehearsal […]
SEE THE BEAUTY
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31, NIV I recently experienced the incredible blessing of visiting the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The island’s breathtaking natural beauty taught me a profound lesson—one that serves as a daily reminder to see the beauty in everything. A few years ago, my […]
HOLY SPIRIT GLOW UP
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, NIV She met Jesus on a bus ride home from school. A classmate boldly […]