Discovering Your “Such a Time as This” Esther was a young girl that was thrust into royalty. She could have lived her life safely and quietly in the luxury of the King’s Court. Initially when hearing about the unfair treatment of her people, she did what most of us would do. She considered herself insignificant to make a change. But Mordecai quickly reminded her, “she had a Royal position” for...
Are You Living Your Life By the Numbers?
I woke up to a strange thought this morning. Before I could read the word, I heard, “You are living your life by the numbers.” A strange thing to speak to a math teacher. Numbers are my life. Then the Holy Spirit reminded me of the time David conducted a census and it displeased God. That story has always confused me. So then I asked, “Okay Lord, what are you...
A Life of Significance
A few days ago, I was admonishing my students about putting so much value in grades. “No one will remember your grade in calculus but they will remember if you were kind, generous, happy. Helping others is more important than grades. Learning to fail gracefully is an important life lesson.” I encouraged them. But yesterday, I had my own set of setbacks, disappointments. I found myself needing to adhere to...