This past week has been one of both great celebration and the deepest of heartaches for a friend. We know this broken world is going to be like this…it will never be perfect, but Heaven will be (Revelation 21) and we have to keep our eyes focused on the endContinue Reading
I’ve enjoyed following Shane Pruitt on Twitter. He’s the National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board and he has a passion for sharing the gospel that pairs with his heart for serving students. He has written and spoken a lot about culture and a number of thingsContinue Reading
I’ve had the privilege of being mentored by some pretty incredible leaders over the years…both personally and from afar. One of the greatest challenges for leaders is how to best utilize and grow your all-stars. Liz Wiseman calls those teammates Impact Players in her newest book that helped chart theContinue Reading
I’m so thankful to have been the recipient of gracious encouragement and correction as needed over the years. When has it been most effective? When I’ve know that the person cares deeply for me and truly wants what is best for me. Asking the Lord to guard my heart andContinue Reading
October 1 BEACH READING | Grateful for some down time over fall break to enjoy some great books! The God of the Garden by Andrew Peterson was my favorite because of the way Peterson’s memoir carefully and intentionally pointed to the hand of God at every turn in his life…throughContinue Reading
Colossians 1 points me to what I have to be thankful for in Christ. Colossians 1:9-14 is a prayer that has been prayed over me, my own children, and the awesome kids that I’ve had the privilege to invest in during my years in student ministry and at @NCCSEagles. TheContinue Reading
Ephesians is a book dedicated to the what now? question. How do we walk out what the gospel truly means for us as Christ followers? I’ve had a great three days at the CESA Schools Symposium in Texas learning from and sharing ideas with other Christian school leaders. I’m alwaysContinue Reading
Our choices led to sin. Our sin led to separation between us and God. God didn’t want to be separated from us, so He sent His one and only Son to pay the debt for our sin through His death on the cross. Jesus rose from the dead three daysContinue Reading
August 1 ABOUNDING IN HOPE | Today is the first day of the 2022-2023 school year with all of our @NCCSEagles faculty and staff on campus. Our students will join us next week. Our new teammates joined us last week. This week is special as we will have the wholeContinue Reading
The great philosopher Ferris Bueller reminds us “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I don’t want to miss it. Today was one for the books. It started early for the whole Strange crew hanging with dear friendsContinue Reading