"The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, consider-ate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere … But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it [...]

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him”  (James 1:12). If someone told you he was a good football [...]

The magnificent A.D. 1379 architecture of New College Hall at Oxford University features beautiful, gigantic solid oak beams that spanned the ceiling of its large interior main room. The story is told that at the time of its construction, the designers planted [...]

Dear Theophilus, Congratulations on becoming five years old and having such a fun birthday party. I look forward to seeing you at school everyday this fall. When you asked me what school was going to be like, you made me think for [...]

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?  Run in such a way as to get the prize.  Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.  They do it to [...]

In an age when more and more children learn their letters from a handheld digital device, our youngest generation is rather quickly losing the old-fashioned skill of connecting those letters in a fluid, cursive script.  In high-tech Washington state, the home of [...]