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Proverbs 3
Last spring, my husband, Matt, and I went to a Battlehawks game and parked in a parking garage in downtown St. Louis that was attached to a building undergoing renovation.…
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Embracing a New School Year: A Valuable Reflection
As the new school year begins, Lutheran school teachers celebrate their calling to a unique and meaningful ministry. Each classroom becomes a space where academic excellence merges with spiritual growth,…
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The Value of Lutheran Schools
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 ESV) Lutheran education has always been a…
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There’s Always Next Year
Does this phrase bring hope, or have you been waiting and waiting for “next year” for too many “next” years? Your favorite team just isn’t producing. So maybe next year…
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You’ve Come a Long Way: Celebrating Growth
Summer is around the corner. Are you ready? What’s your teaching journey been like this year? It may be a bit difficult to think all the way back to August…
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On Helicopters, Lawn Mowers, and Jack Hammers
What do these three items have in common? They are terms that are used in educational circles to describe different types of parents, particularly difficult ones. Most teachers would admit…
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Encouragement for the Last Month
Martyrs did this. So did Abraham and Joseph from the Old Testament. Solomon and King Saul – not so much. To what are we referring? The idea of finishing strong.…
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Setting Achievable Goals
Goals are a part of modern life. We are no longer satisfied with just doing our best. We must constantly remake ourselves into someone better. Often, we are required to…
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Observations
This blog entry will be different from my usual entries in that this will be the first part of a two or three-part blog series. As I have mentioned in…
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Beacon on a Hill
My daily commute to my office in the mid-1990s didn’t usually take more than 15 minutes unless delayed by unusual traffic or snow! It was pretty much just expressway scenery…
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