September Scramble. My best friend coined this term years ago as we started a new school year. EVERYTHING seems to ramp back up in September. School is in full swing, but so is everything else – church activities, kids’ sports teams – practice and games, music lessons, dance classes, homework, tutoring, book clubs, dinner plans, and bible study groups, to name a few. If it has earned a spot on the family calendar, it likely starts back up in September. In addition to all this

August as an educator can feel relentlessly busy. There’s no easing into the start of the new academic year; it’s a sprint that begins at full speed. It can often feel as if the to-do list is never ending. However, amid the chaos, educators show up and are ready to pour into the students and families that walk through their doors. During what can feel like the start of our busiest season, it can be hard to slow down, let alone stop and rest in God’s presence. But throughout

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 has always been thrown around as a verse seemingly about our physical appearance. While I could give loads of examples, I will simply cut to the chase–that phrase “image of God” has nothing to do with any physical characteristic. In the Ancient Near East world, it was a phrase associated with the king. Only Pharaoh could claim to be made in the image

As the teaching portion of my job winds down during finals week, the missions portion is gearing up for a summer full of trips. This...

“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...