One of my greatest joys is serving students, families, schools, and communities as a school psychologist.  Although direct contact with children is the best part of my day, I also have the pleasure of working alongside some of the most…

Be encouraged.  There is more to life than going through. 

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES 

As individuals, we have different backgrounds and life experiences.  However, despite our diversity, God is committed to meeting each of us at the point of our need and…

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens (Ecclesiastes 3:1; New International Version).  In light of what transpired throughout 72 painful hours of American history in July 2016, many were asking a multitude…

Nothing just happens.  Yes, some things are beyond our control; but nothing just happens.  Because there is a time for everything (Ecclesiastes 3: 1), all that we have done, all that we are doing now, and all that we will…

Life will not always be easy.  Even while enjoying the peace of a personal relationship with Christ, we are fraught with the myriad challenges of the human condition.  For a variety of reasons, it is necessary to focus on a…

Are you feeling overwhelmed?  Guilty?  That you’re not doing enough?  Maybe you are doing too much at once (TMAO).  Rest is the remedy.  You deserve it.  You need it.  For those who receive my daily text messages,* you may have…

In his writings to the Corinthian church, Paul provides explicit guidance about what should (and should not) happen when they assembled themselves together (I Corinthians 11; I Corinthians 14).  But nestled between these passages is a section dedicated to spiritual…

Of all his qualities, master teacher is one of Jesus’ most remarkable. But more than what he taught us, it was how Jesus communicated truth that made him the greatest teacher. When questioned by religious leaders (Luke 10: 25), rather…

Each industry studies ideas that are relevant to its success.  Teachers, principals, and superintendents are invested in learning about the most effective instructional strategies to help young people.  Philosophy asks questions about the meaning of life and love.  While some…