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| Eternity will actually even sound better! |
The cool thing about a concert is with all the huge speakers and sound equipment in the coliseum, it is extremely loud, to the point where you really cannot even hear yourself. What that means is that I can sing as passionately and as loudly as possible, and all I can hear is Chris Tomlin's voice. It dawned on me that that is a small glimpse of heaven, where my cruddy earth voice suddenly gets turned into Chris Tomlin's voice, along with thousands of others, singing praises to Jesus. Pretty neat, huh?
Today was our rescheduled Open House at HCA. We had dozens of prospective families here to see the school. Most of them commented that they had friends or neighbors who are parents at HCA, and they have noticed that there is something different about these families and their children.
No kidding. I literally had several families tell me that they have seen such differences in the HCA kids in their circle of influence, that they want that type of educational environment for their children as well. One mom serves in a local organization which consists of high school kids from all over the area. A young man in our high school has impressed her so much that she came this morning to enroll her kindergarten child in hopes that she will be as mature, respectful, and responsible as this high school student one day. That is high praise for a teenager!
All of that to say, "thank you" to all of those who pour so much time and energy into parenting your children the right way. As a parent myself, I am occasionally frustrated by the daily results I see in my kids, when they choose to disobey or make poor decisions. However, remembering that they are still very young, coupled with the fact that they get to grow up with your kids, who are products of families with similar vision for their children, is encouraging. In other words, having partners in Christian parenting is a blessing for my wife and I. It really does take a village to effectively raise a child.
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| Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 |
The one message that I deliver to our students over and over is this: "when you are outside of school, whether is be at church, at the mall, or socializing in the neighborhood, do you look different than the rest of the world? Can anyone see a difference in you?" When working with kids, you have to grab any moment of success you can find, and today, I was thrilled to hear of so many stories about our HCA kids truly making a difference in the community, just by living life as they have learned to live it. God meant it when he told us to "train up our children in the way they should go, so that when they are old, they won't depart from it." Keep it up. It is paying off.
