NEW HEARTS
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26, ESV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, […]
DEALING WITH DISCOURAGEMENT
And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14, ESV As teachers, we all experience discouraging days. Sometimes they’re a result of a particularly frustrating incident. Other times, they’re the product of stress or pure exhaustion. And they’re no fun. These days can make us doubt our […]
ALL IN
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” Matthew 16: 24-25, NIV During my college years, I remember when a […]
THE HOLY SPIRIT
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. Romans 8:26, NLT One day, I was grieving and really needed to feel the Father’s love. So when I […]
WE ARE CALLED TO FOLLOW JESUS
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16, NIV As Christians, we are called to follow the example Jesus set for us during His time here on earth. Fortunately, for most […]
ALL OF THE GLORY
A man can receive nothing—he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing—except as it has been granted to him from heaven. John 3:27, AMPC I held my breath when my phone rang on a Saturday. It was the chairman of the district “Teacher of the Year” committee calling to tell me that I […]
I CAN’T HEAR YOU
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20, ESV Miscommunication is the source of many conflicts. When our goals, ideas, or methods are misunderstood, misconceptions often lead to conflicts. Sometimes the […]
COMPASSION
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. Psalm 103:13, NIV As Christian educators, we have the privilege of being called to be like Jesus to our students. And one of Jesus’ most precious attributes is compassion. He is tender and sympathetic and there is never […]
VISION
“ …your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.” Joel 2:28, NIV Debbie, a junior high math teacher, was on her way to attend a city-wide Christian Educators meeting in Houston, Texas. As she drove, one of the verses from the old gospel hymn, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” […]
TROUBLE LIGHTS
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33, NIV When I was a kid, my dad had a work light in a little cage on the end of an extension cord. Many […]