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May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10 (NLT)

In the first post of this series, we considered how student behavior often tells a story. What may appear as defiance, a...

And we believers also groan … for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering.

Romans 8:23 NLT

As a school-based mental health counselor in a Christian school, I often work with students whose behaviors have become dysfunctional in the school setting.

I have counseled students who were unable to make eye contact wi...

Forming Teachers as Leaders

I remember the moment clearly.

I was sitting across from one of the strongest teachers on my staff during her annual evaluation. As I shared with her how impactful she was and how there wasn’t much room left for her to grow, I noticed her expression change. Frustration crept across her face.

So I paused a...

In my first few years of teaching, I taught Spanish. I was not a good Spanish teacher, and my students knew it. It was the kind of teaching where the teacher said things and students did activities, but learning was minimal.

I could not speak Spanish. I had never been to Spain or any Spanish-speaking countries. I did not know or understand the Spanish culture, a...