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My new semester of students started reading Jonah today - we finished the whole book in less than twenty minutes. It's not that long, but it's plenty exciting - especially…

Caroline gave a really beautiful message this morning reflecting on Epiphany and the magi who sought the wisdom literature of a variety of religions and discovered the coming of the…

Jacqui is one of the most consistent friendships in the past several years of my life. We have a standing call weekly, and despite the fact that I've slept through…

Obviously, the Moana soundtrack would be great background music for this post, but it's less about that than a reflection on how far I've come. See, this past week Anja…

I'm a sucker for vampire stories. (I also hang out with a lot of people who make terrible puns; I am ashamed of myself.) Here's the thing that I love…

This past week I was fighting off a nasty cough, and I had a rough time getting through some of my lessons. The loss of my voice and fatigue from…

Holidays overseas can be rough, but this year I got to be extra thankful with Julia and Jonathan visiting for Thanksgiving week. We went to the Basel Christmas market Thursday…

I posted on Facebook that I'd be a day late on this post - and here I am two days late. I wouldn't call that sin, but the lesson I…

I get excited about reading the Bible. I'm a big fan. I also love a lot of the things in the gathering of the church on Sunday mornings. One of…

When I was student teaching, I hung my Guy Fawkes mask on the board on the first day of the Fahrenheit 451 unit. It was recognised as both the Anonymous…

I don't think anyone would call Belgrade the Emerald City, but I did just spend one short day there, and the city will never be the same. Okay, it will,…

There are two people who I consistently describe as "the cooler version of me," and today's post tangentially references both of them. Back in September, I was in Bristol to…

I was doing readings in church this morning, but I didn't think about that as I pulled my favourite sweatshirt over my head as I was getting ready. With the…

This morning Caroline's message centred around the first three words of our 2 Timothy reading: Remember Christ Jesus. I had a lot to distract me this week with squirrelly juniors…

Last week my students were doing some testing that provides results about not only what they know but what they are ready to learn. This readiness to learn metric is…

I had a good day today. There are plenty of things I could say about what went poorly this week or how my life would be easier if I could…

Nigel had a super loaded sermon this morning. I was watching on zoom because I'm leaving soon for a festival with friends who attend a different church. I had framed…

"We demand windows," C. S. Lewis once famously said describing how literature allows us to see other view points. Windows are great. They give us a glimpse of what's outside…

This week was full, but in the fullness there were some beautiful moments in class and out of it. I had so many students offer kind words to me knowing…