In John 17, Jesus tells his disciples that offences will come. These offences can come in many forms. The...
God of love, who is Love Himself, Please pour Your love on me. I am weak, needy, and imperfect, and I need...
Perhaps a student has just moved into your area from another country and does not speak English. Or perhaps...
Last year, I welcomed a new sidekick into my classroom. After only a few weeks of school, he had earned the...
“I have an ouchy on my toe,” Savanna announced. As I gave Savanna a band-aid, I asked, “Can you put it on?” I...
I splurged last Christmas and got my students three gifts. One was free—a collection of about twelve...
“So, I was thinking,” my student said to me with a serious look on his face. “How do we know that the Bible...
There are many things that can create pockets of unexpected time in your classroom. Maybe it’s a fire drill...
It began on a Sunday morning. A first-grade lad sat on a church pew and listened to the minister speaking....
When I first taught in a small parochial school several years ago, I found myself wishing that I could teach...
What I do doesn’t matter So you’ll never convince me that The words I say and the things I do are important...
Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. The Fruits of the Spirit...
“You sound like a bullfrog when you sing,” the child was informed by her music teacher. These unkind words...
Consider this scenario: You are teaching art class, and things are not going according to schedule. In what...
Recently, a non-profit ministry leader asked me this poignant question: “What are we going to do about our...
In these last fleeting weeks of summer before school starts, besides moving to a new building (wonderful, but...
Quite frequently over the years, I have experienced what I call the “Teacher Nightmare.” It began in the...
It’s been several years since I’ve been in the classroom on a daily basis, but I can still remember the...
It is the beginning of the school year. You have a fresh batch of students eager to begin an exciting project...
Do you remember singing, This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth…? I remember...
