“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me… Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for...
When we have the ability to learn from others, in so doing, we expand our understanding and our horizons. In that same vein, I share some poetic pieces of Biblical wisdom below. Some may be familiar with the Bible and its contents, others less so. Some may know that...
“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again…Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” – Luke 14:34 Character is who we are when no one is looking. Lots of us have an easy time behaving well when all eyes are on us but may not find it...
I like to write. It helps me think. I like to read. It helps me think. We live at a time when we are drowning in information but without the time to drink or swim. How do we drink or swim, rather than drown, in the sea of information that daily swamps us? Part of the...
Part of our job, as teachers, is to share the wisdom of others and to add to it some of our own so that our students can know it and in turn add their own and are therefore well-equipped to make their way in the world. As we move into term and the routines that help...
A friend of mine is preparing a university graduation address. He has asked a number of us how we would answer the question, “What does success mean to you?” I responded with the following ideas that may not directly answer the question but head in its general...