I am equally bemused and concerned by what is going on in America this week. All parties involved: Republicans, Democrats, media, the public are reacting in a predictable, destructive way. History looks to be repeating itself despite entire books over the centuries devoted to avoiding just that outcome. We are currently in a partial government […]
As my children approach marriage, my eldest daughter will be married this week, I finalize my short paper on marriage. It is my hope that all of my children will have healthy marriages. Most of all I want my children to move forward in relationships that are committed in service to Christ, there is no […]
We are stepping forward into a new developmental phase at the Affton School District. As I have written before we will need the support of staff, students, parents, and the rest of the community to be successful. To use a farming analogy, up to this point we have cultivated the ground and planted the seeds. […]
And standing for it… All too often in our society trying to figure out what a political leader believes is about as easy as keeping track of a teenager. Just when you think you understand where they are coming from, they say something stupid. There are really two aspects to this problem and it will […]
Call it naivete or idealism, I am disappointed that at all levels of government I see us moving towards extremes and not to common ground. Here in Missouri the new sessions of the state house and senate were widely reported as partisan and divided affairs. They could not even agree on rules of communication! The […]
I am attending the Missouri School Board Association’s annual conference and I am a bit overwhelmed by the volume of quality information being presented. I have been attending this conference as an exhibitor, presenter or participant since the mid 1990’s, and the last couple of years have been the most relevant that I have experienced. […]