ANXIETY
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7, NIV Today’s verse clearly explains that God does not want us to live […]
BUT GOD
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26, NIV Through the laptop screen, I watched my former co-worker and fellow FCA advisor lean back in his desk chair, sandwich in hand. Ethan was on his 25-minute lunch break and was graciously using […]
A PROFOUND PROMISE
I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will dwell securely. Psalm 16:7-9, NASB 1995 As teachers, we often find ourselves facing […]
FACING THE OVERWHELMING AND OVERCOMING
He said, “Listen, King Jehoshaphat! Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15, NLT Have you ever felt that you faced a challenge in your walk with […]
PARENTS
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6, NKJV Recently my family has been watching the television series, “The Chosen.” As we’ve watched the life of Jesus unfold, I have been paying close attention to his mother, Mary. I’ve wondered, […]
HANDS, FEET, EYES, HEART
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Gal. 2:20, NIV As educators, we are working with a group of young people […]
WHAT, ME WORRY? NO, PRAY!
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6, NLT I might be showing my age, but I remember a silly magazine that was published when I was a kid called Mad. And once it had a picture of a funny […]
GRACE…THAT BLESSED GRACE
The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 5:20-21, NIV As educators, we are constantly teaching our students […]
THE ONE WHO SATISFIES
He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation. Psalm 91:15-16, NIV Jesus is the One who satisfies—regardless of the situation in our school, there is satisfaction in […]
GROWING IN HARD PLACES
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:5, NLT As I walked out to my garage the other day, I noticed a plant growing through a crack on the garage floor. I thought, How did this plant survive, much less have leaves and color? And how did it […]