Why I Need God To Be Who He Is

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

Many Christians struggle to see the practical application of our proper theology. We learn things about God-- that He is omnipotent and omniscient and holy-- and we wonder what any of this has to do with our lives. Well, the truth is that we deeply need God to be who He is. Who God is has everything to do with how we live our lives and how our deepest needs are met.

So, why do I need God to be who He is? How does it make a difference to me?

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Counting Our Blessings

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

Yesterday evening was a sobering and inspiring reminder to me of how incredibly blessed I am. We had a wonderful fellowship dinner at church, followed by a presentation from a couple wanting to do work with Bible translations for the deaf. Their presentation was a reminder of the kinds of difficulties faced by hearing-impaired and deaf people all around the world. After the presentation, I walked outside to a spectacularly beautiful sunset, which almost moved me to tears and which held my gaze for a couple of minutes as I thanked God for such unspeakable beauty.

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The Highest Calling

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster & Parent

Training Our Children to Love and Follow Christ

Last week, I had one of the scariest moments of my life. Nothing dangerous or extraordinary happened, but I had a moment of insight that shook me deeply. The batteries had died in one of my son's toy cars. I took a screwdriver and replaced the batteries and gave the car back to him. Five minutes later, I saw him sitting on the living room floor, car in hand. Was he playing joyfully with his newly restored favorite car? No. He had picked up my screwdriver and was "fixing" the car, just like Daddy.

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The Importance of Faithfulness

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

The Life God Treasures and Blesses

Yesterday, I was reading through I Chronicles 5. I started a new plan to read through the Bible in a year this year, and this plan has four tracks of reading each day. One of the tracks begins in 1 Chronicles. I think it’s wise of this plan to start you reading 1 Chronicles at the beginning of the year, when your resolve is fresh and strong. If you’ve read 1 Chronicles before, you will understand that this is where many plans to read through the whole Bible go off the tracks.

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No Neutral Ground

By Jason, Pastor & Headmaster

Choosing Sides in the Kingdom Conflict

The students at my school work on memorizing Colossians 3:1-17. This great passage from Paul begins with a charge and ends with a challenge. The book-ends of this passage are a clear call to our minds, hearts and lives:

"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth . . . And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

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