Serving our community

Amy Sherman Sociologist and researcher, Amy Sherman has said that Christians tend to have three models for interacting with society: fortification, accommodation, and domination. To put that another way: We hunker down amongst ourselves, water down our witness, or...

Learning Preferences

I just came across this ancient painting which I think is a wonderful reminder that with all our supposed innovation, much of the educational process has remained recognizably unchanged for centuries.   A 700 year old painting of a medieval lecturer and his class...

Thoughts on Creativity

We’re encouraged to not count our days… but to make our days count! Among God’s most precious gifts to us is the creative capacity He’s placed in each person. The fifth word of Genesis reveals God as Creator. We learn later (in Genesis 1:27) that as creator, he...

Availability

Availability is more valuable than capability. God is so short on perfect servants, he still has openings for those of us who are merely “willing”! The world is a better place because: • Michelangelo didn’t say, “I don’t do ceilings!” • Mother...