GOD SEES YOU
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58, ESV Piles of grading. Irate parents. Disrespectful, disinterested students. Constant testing and unreasonable requirements. These, and many more things, can demoralize teachers. They can bring us […]
DISTANCE
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12, NIV When thinking of the word “distance,” do you think of something distant or someone distant? Physical distance is easy to comprehend. It’s the amount of space between two locations, things, or people. However, distance, […]
RISEN
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone […]
LOVE MY ENEMY?
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44, NIV I can’t say that I have any enemies. But I’m sure there are some people who don’t like me. And I know there […]
GOD OF ALL HOPE
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope. Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great […]
OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3, NIV Recently, while sitting at a red light on my morning commute, I was jamming to my favorite song, drinking my protein shake, and trying to hype […]
NOT FAIR
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14, NIV It was pep week at our high school, and the coronation celebration would include the usual array of gym-floor games. I had agreed to be part of the staff versus the wrestling team tug-of-war, relieved it couldn’t possibly involve dancing. […]
THE ONE WHO SUSTAINS US
Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed. Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees. Psalm 119:116-117, NIV One of the main responsibilities we have as educators is creating a safe learning environment for our students. […]
LOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no […]
FAITHFULNESS
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 NKJV I’m sure we have all experienced someone not doing something that they said they would […]