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Rob Spykstra If there’s one title that has stuck with me and given me pause for nearly a decade it is pastor-theologian, John Piper’s, Don’t Waste Your Cancer. The book was an expansion of an article he wrote on the eve of his prostate cancer surgery. The phrasing expresses a rock-solid belief that God isContinue reading “Don’t Waste the Virus”

Joanie Mercy “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Roads are interesting.  They lead towards somewhere and away from somewhere at the same time, creating a direct route or a meanderingContinue reading “The Winding Road”

David McIntosh Art Linkletter introduced us to the colloquialism, “Kids say the darndest things.” Most parents have stories of times and places which mark the truthfulness of this observation. The wildest things spoken at the worst possible time produce fertile soil for a lifetime of laughs and gasps. Mr. Linkletter reminded us that children haveContinue reading “Jesus Teach Us How to Die”

Kendra Thompson As I posted Skyler Sandry’s excellent article on Wednesday, I was a bit remiss in that my timing could have been better. Our new blog series, focusing on the penitent season of Lent, probably should have started on Ash Wednesday, the day that marks – literally, with ashes – the beginning of thisContinue reading “Lenten Blog Series: Jesus Teach Us How to Die”

Skyler Sandry I’ve played basketball in small environments throughout my whole high school and collegiate career. I received recognition on the state level for athletic accomplishments in high school, and was even ‘All American’ two times in college. Throughout these accomplishments, it wouldn’t have been nearly as memorable or fun without the concept of “bigContinue reading ““Big Time Athletics” & Myth-Busting in the Christian School”

Laura Miller This is February, the month that is traditionally about love.  What do you love?  The usual things probably come to mind.  Common answers would be your spouse, kids, God. Our children might say their favorite toy or candy. I have children that range from twenty-two to eight years old. Each of them isContinue reading “Love & a Leap of Faith: How We Ended up at Morning Star Academy”

Brenda Porter Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 Last weekend, I went to see Little WomenContinue reading “Children Learn to Love What We Teach Them to Love”

Kaitlin Walsh Art—good art—innately harbors grace. Have you ever observed a painting that just speaks to you? Something about the composition, the colors, the subject matter is just working and you’re filled with a fleeting harmony. Or perhaps, like me, you get that feeling during its creation. Sometimes, when I’m lucky, I work on aContinue reading “Glorifying God through Art”

Rob Spykstra In an empirical world where if it can’t be measured it isn’t real, we need days like today, Epiphany, to remind ourselves that we live in an enchanted world, that is, one that cannot be so easily quantified, measured and put into a nice, neat little box.  Epiphany means “revelation” or “an unveiling”Continue reading “Celebrating Epiphany: God’s Story Extended to All”

Kendra Thompson In high school, I had my own sense of style: bleached streaks in my dishwater blonde hair and a preference for thrift store clothing. I wasn’t trying to stand out, but neither was I working hard to blend in. So, in 12th grade social studies, I was surprised one day when a classmateContinue reading “Christmas is Counter-Cultural”