ALL DRESSED UP
Be dressed and ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like men waiting… so that when He comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for Him. Luke 12:35-36, NIV Music teachers often feel like the June and Ward Cleavers of the teaching profession—perfectly polished on the outside while juggling nonstop responsibilities behind […]
RELY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists. Acts 12:7, NIV About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners […]
TRADING SHAME FOR PRAISE
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been […]
PATIENCE
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14, NIV Isn’t it just like us to rush God? We pray for a few days, and when nothing seems to change, we wonder if He even heard us. We rush through days, weeks, and even entire school years, always […]
WHERE ARE YOU?
Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9, NASB God had spoken about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, warning Adam not to eat of it. God knew how vulnerable Adam and Eve were, but there is no indication of direct participation from […]
LEANING INTO GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
Praise the Lord, all nations! Glorify him, all peoples! For his faithful love to us is great; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah! Psalm 117:1-2, CSB It seems like we are living in a world where anything goes, doesn’t it? As a result, many of the new agendas and policies making their way into public […]
SEEDS
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. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1: 2–4, NIV A few years ago, I had my students plant […]
BE THE THERMOSTAT
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Isaiah 1:17, NIV As Christian teachers, we step into classrooms filled with tension, inequity, exhaustion, and pressure. And it’s easy to reflect whatever atmosphere we enter. But Dr. Martin Luther King reminds us in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail that we are called to be […]
HE MUST BECOME GREATER
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.” To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said, […]
STOP BELIEVING IN YOURSELF
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV Self-reliance and a growth mindset are super popular right now—and for good reason. There are lots of issues that these mindsets can help […]