I’m so glad that I’ve found a book to describe what I’ve been aiming for as it relates to keeping the main thing the main thing. Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a great look at how to organize your life and priorities to make sure you are investingContinue Reading
Because We Are Called to Counter Culture by David Platt is a preview of his longer book Counter Culture which goes into more depth on each of the issues covered in this book. After reading this preview, I immediately ordered Counter Culture and can’t wait to get startedContinue Reading
For the past several years, I have really enjoyed Francis Chan as both a speaker and a writer. The main reason is that he doesn’t make a big deal about himself…he makes a big deal about Jesus. Everything he says and writes is with the goal of sharing theContinue Reading
Delivering on the Promise asks a lot of questions that need to be asked and prompts a lot of conversations that need to take place. Do students understand why they are learning what they are learning? Do students clearly know where they stand on mastering learning objectives in theContinue Reading
Check out the Harding Family “The Brainy Bunch” on the Today Show http://www.today.com/popculture/brainy-bunch-familys-homeschooling-method-sends-7-children-college-age-2D79663142 The Brainy Bunch is an interesting account of the choices that Kip and Mona Lisa Harding have made in raising their family. It is truly remarkable what some of their kids have accomplished at a youngContinue Reading
March was a great month in the Strange House! By far the most exciting thing to happen was for Emma to be baptized at Cedarcrest Church on March 8 by our Pastor George Wright. Emma prayed to receive Christ back in September and was so excited to share this newsContinue Reading