THE GIFT OF TEACHING
The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, skillful in teaching, patient when wronged. 2 Tim. 2:24, NASB When did you first recognize that you were born to be a teacher? Personally, teaching has always been a part of me. At family gatherings, I would automatically round up all the little […]
FIRST CHOICE
Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Proverbs 4:7, NKJV We make numerous decisions every day, probably even every hour. Sometimes, we put a lot of thought into our decisions. Other times, we make decisions without even thinking. But of all the decisions we make, one is […]
BELIEVE
Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” 2 Chronicles 20:20, NIV Believe. Believe […]
HE MAKES THE ROUGH PLACES SMOOTH
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth.” Isaiah 40:3-4, NKJV Rough places show up […]
DISAPPOINTMENT WITH GRACE
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me. May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband.” Then she kissed them […]
BE THE LIGHT
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1, NIV We hear a lot about Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) these days. For many of us over a certain age, this may seem like a new fad because these programs did not exist when we were students. However, there is good […]
HE WILL MAKE STRAIGHT YOUR PATHS
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV As educators, we often have more on our plates than we feel we can balance. I don’t think we’re alone. When I talk […]
JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS?
And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites with amazing wonders. The wisdom of the wise […]
JESUS IS THE REASON
For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6, NLT The Christmas season is a time for gifts, parties, spending time with those we love and cherish, and […]
RECEIVERS
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. 1 Timothy 4:4-5, NIV We may hear many times during this Christmas season the Scripture from Acts 20:35, “It is more blessed to give than to […]