She stars as an old maid schoolteacher who's beyond strict. A teacher that stern and unfeeling would not be beloved in real life; she would be the most hated teacher on campus. When she goes in for unexpected surgery, the entire town worries for her and reflects (through endless flashback...
outside the Hutto Detention Center, a holding place for migrant women, many of whom had been separated from their children. The Center has been the subject of numerous allegations of physical and sexual abuse of detainees. The liturgy featured scripture readings, prayers, songs, and a sermon ...
I’ve been excitedly sharing with anyone who will listen that we humans are creative beings, made in the image of a creative God. In her book, Emily points out that in Ephesians 2:10 (“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ...
starting all over from scratch in a brand new building/district/grade/etc. Even though I didn’t do atonin my classroom, it still took so many hours to get it feeling comfortable and looking right for me and my style, all of which took place before we started New Teacher and District-...
“show don’t tell” is a hard lesson to learn, and I think one many writers never learn. I believe this even more after reading this weeks short story, or rather a comic. Avengers, Heroes Welcome, does so much telling, and zero showing. So much that it felt more like a sermon ...
100 years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease – the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Its early origins and initial geographical starting point still remain a mystery but in the Summer of 1918, there was a second wave...
stage and screen, can look back and reflect on what has been, but perhaps more interestingly, what is yet to come. He waxes philosophic on his early life as an actor, but combines it with thoughts and concerns for his children and grandchildren who may want to seek the life of a ...
Charles Spurgeon preached a sermon based on Psalm 31:24, which says, “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.” Spurgeon said: “Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers. He deserves that we trust Him, and bring ourselves in...
“innovation” as a corporate strategy for the Air Force. To him, recastingA Charlie Brown Christmasfor a sermon was “highly innovative.” That spring, he and his spouse, Julie, joined the church. Another congregant, however, expressed her disdain about the sermon to me. She deemed a ...
This is an excellent video exposing a false teaching on the home church. The link to it was sent by a dear pastor and friend. You may not agree with every jot and tittle of the exposure, but it makes some very good points from God’s word. ...