I KNOW THAT SONG BY HEART
“Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the earth.” Isaiah 42:10a, ESV At least nine times, the Scriptures tell us to sing a new song to the Lord. And as much as I love the old familiar hymns and praise choruses, there is something that stirs my soul when […]
THE COURAGE TO AGREE (PART 2)
If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19, NIV Taylor Ray Elementary School in Rosenberg, Texas primarily serves a highly mobile Hispanic student population with over 75% of the students coming from low-income homes. It is predominantly a […]
THE COURAGE TO AGREE (PART 1)
Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19, NIV Taylor Ray Elementary School in Rosenberg, Texas primarily serves a highly mobile Hispanic student population with over 75% of the students coming from […]
WITHOUT DREAD OF DISASTER
But whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster. Proverbs 1:33, ESV Recently, I was reading through Chapter 1 of Proverbs and praying about the anxiety I was experiencing as the start of the new school year approached. My three daughters were nervous about their new classes. […]
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 […]