SALT
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.“ Matthew 5:13, NLT “Mrs. P, you’re awfully salty today…but when you’re salty, you’re not truly salty. You’re like…‘Himalayan salty.’ Pink, pretty, […]
WITHOUT CEASING
Pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18, NKJV I lost count of the number of dresses I tried on that afternoon. So I started praying, asking God to help me find the right dress for my wedding reception. When I […]
SPECIALISTS
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in […]
CULTIVATING FAITHFULNESS
Do not fret because of evildoers, be not envious toward wrongdoers. For they will wither quickly like the grass and fade like the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit […]
CLARINET REEDS
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4-5, NIV Beginning clarinetists break reeds! My students took so much time during lessons or band class to come to my […]
COURAGE
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV When we were kids, we didn’t think our teachers were capable of being afraid. But now that we are teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals, […]
GONE FISHING
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:19-20, NIV As I prepared the day’s lessons and graded papers the other morning before school, I suddenly envisioned Jesus standing at the door of my classroom with His hands […]
SEASONS
To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven […] He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 11, NKJV Have you ever stopped […]
LETTING OFF A LITTLE STEAM
And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his […]
PERSEVERANCE
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4, NIV At the age of fourteen, shortly after making a commitment to Jesus Christ, Virginia Kingston heard a foreign missionary speak at her church. As he spoke, the Lord birthed a dream in Virginia’s heart that she […]