The Case for Scripture Memory in the Digital Age
It wasn’t long ago that many of us knew the phone numbers of most family members and a handful of close friends. Now it’s common not to have any phone numbers memorized. As technology becomes more ubiquitous, our reliance on it increases. Why commit...
An Urgent SOS
I was listening to Bishop Robert Barron’s “Summer with the Psalms” on Hallow when I sensed a tap from one of my muses: “I am like a growing olive tree in the house of God…” (from Psalm 52). Diverted by that ripple in my stream of consciousness, I then scrolled through...
Confronting Boredom in the Bible Classroom
A number of years ago, I spent a week of my Bible class asking my students this question: “Would you describe your Christian life as exciting?” Out of roughly 150 students, I only had one student answer yes. She was a missionary kid from Africa there on furlough for...
Going the Distance: A Reflection on 36 Years in Education
In addition to these words of perspective and encouragement, you can hear Renee’s advice to teachers and administrators facing accreditation in this episode in the Curriculum Trak Teacher’s Lounge. When I started teaching, we used a ditto machine to churn out...