JONAH DAYS
Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5, NIV We all have had those days. Days when disappointments seem to pile up. Days when you think, Can I just start this day over? Why did I come to work? Why did I get out of bed? Those days will […]
A GLIMPSE OF OUR FATHER
“I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.” Psalm 123:1, NIV It’s Friday night. Lights are on. Senior year….here we go. Ready? Down….Set…..Hut. Those three little words put it all in motion. It is a run play. Do your job. Fill the gap, but….in an instant, the ball is […]
WHO GETS THE CREDIT?
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, NIV My kindergarten class and I were […]
CAST YOUR CARES ON HIM
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7, NIV Thankfully, I don’t have a history of struggling with crippling anxiety. I have seen close friends battle with it, though, and have been there to pray and talk with them. So why me, why now, Lord? I’ve flown plenty of […]
SUPPORT THE WEAK
“So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, […]
LET GO AND LET GOD
“The Lord your God will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14, NIV My two-year-old daughter looked up at me with big blue eyes and hands raised. About 30 minutes earlier, she had asked to wear my T-shirt out of the clean laundry basket, and it fit her more like an […]
HIS FAVORITE
For the Lord will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance. Psalm 94:14, NIV As educators, we are not supposed to have favorites, but we all know there are those few students that you can’t help but favor a little. They tend to be our “prize” students. Have you ever thought about […]
THE MUG
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16, NIV It was just a coffee mug. It sat on my desk, went with me to meetings, sat on the table in the teachers’ lounge, etc. It had been given […]
UNITY WITH VARIETY
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them… Romans 12:4-6a, ESV While explaining spiritual […]
DO YOU WANT TO BE POPULAR?
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Luke 6:22, NIV These days, in fact for most of the last century, we would have to agree that it hasn’t always been “cool” to be a Christian. Of […]