287 Stop Searching, Start Finding

287 Stop Searching, Start Finding

As a father, high school teacher, and youth group volunteer I have worked with youth and young adults for several years. The teen and young adult season includes thrills and agony, adventure and apathy, enlightenment and uncertainty. It is marked by yearning to become...
286 Smell Sweet

286 Smell Sweet

This week at the high school where I teach a service dog visited each classroom in a surprise inspection to detect if any drugs were on campus. There weren’t any issues with my class. I didn’t hear of any problems with the other classes either. The presence of a drug...
285 Glorify

285 Glorify

With starting a new year my last few notes have related to having a purpose and intentionally planning, acting, and persevering in alignment with it. As you know, if you have followed this blog/podcast, my purpose and identity are found in Jesus. I love him. He died...
284 Know Where

284 Know Where

If you follow this blog/podcast you know that I teach high school students. One reason I enjoy it is because I get to be involved in their lives at a point where they are making key decisions and developing core disciplines which will influence the rest of their...
283 Keep Running

283 Keep Running

Happy new year. If you are like most people over the past few weeks, you have probably been thinking about last year and the upcoming year. Maybe you have even started making some plans and setting some goals. I’ve been studying the book of 1 Corinthians in the Bible....
282 Discover Joy

282 Discover Joy

The last few weeks leading up to Christmas I have written about the wonderful blessings Jesus Christ makes possible for all who trust in him. We lifted the lid on the treasure trove of his incarnation to discover love, hope, grace, and peace that surpass anything this...