The Foolishness of Shortcuts
January 16, 2023
Most of us have a story about shortcuts that didn’t work so well. Not only did they not save the time hoped for, but they sometimes end up causing other serious problems to the vehicles used or we run into unexpected obstacles. One time when I was in high school in the frozen country of ... Read more
The Undone New Year’s Resolutions…
January 9, 2023
How are you with New Year’s Resolutions? Some of us are keen, thoughtful resolution makers. Others of us rush in putting together a list out of the obligation of the season. Some of us guiltily make a list due to memories of repeated failures year after year. And a few have just given up the ... Read more
The Ongoing Incarnation of Christ
December 12, 2022
Last week we looked at the mystery of the Incarnation — Immanuel — “God with us.” We discussed how the reality of the incarnation, God the Son becoming a human being, becoming near to each of us, was a powerful comfort and encouragement to us. We also discussed how our intentional choosing to be near ... Read more
The Incarnation of Jesus: Lessons for Parenting
December 5, 2022
Every year when we return to the celebration of history’s greatest event, the Incarnation of Jesus Christ amazes, stuns, thrills, challenges and encourages me! The idea of God Himself becoming a human being and the expanding implications of it was a topic I could speak to year after year in my Advent sermons. This past ... Read more
God Esteem vs Self Esteem
November 28, 2022
God Esteem vs Self Esteem — debunking a cultural icon. I am old enough to remember that we suddenly shifted education and parenting over from loving and teaching kids well to affirming and building up a child’s self esteem. The idea was that children did not succeed because they had low self esteem. If they ... Read more
A Break for Thanksgiving!
November 14, 2022
If my G&C 700 class is any measure for the rest of the students in the school, then our students are excited for Thanksgiving Break. First on the list — no homework! Next is family. Food is not too far down the list. May I recommend that we cultivate another highlight for the week? Since ... Read more
The Christian Bubble Is Not Bulletproof
November 7, 2022
Last week we looked at our call to raise our children unto the Lord and for HIS purposes. We questioned whether we should have a Protection-First mentality or an Empowerment-Focused approach. We saw that the Protection-First mentality was not true to God’s call on our children’s life. (or ours for that matter) However, I did ... Read more
To Protect or to Empower?
October 28, 2022
To Protect or to Empower? Have you ever stopped to ask, “Why did God entrust me with my child(ren)?” We know in our heads that we are just stewards of our kids, we only get to train them for a short time, etc., etc. But what is the point of our stewardship? For some of ... Read more
Are You Haters?
October 24, 2022
“Are you haters? Do you train your students to be haters?” the young millennial asked after having read our Statement of Faith and the Veritas Position on Marriage, Gender and Sexuality. I would have laughed except I realized that this was a very serious question from a person who really liked our school, but needed to ... Read more
The Best Laid Plans…
October 17, 2022
After securing an untold number of subs over my five years as HOS, yesterday was my turn to need one for my Sunday school class at Christ Community Church. Of course, as I was planning my Fall Break trip weeks ago, I thought, “I won’t need a sub for Sunday, Oct. 16, I have plenty ... Read more
