In The Forest
Discipling : : Teaching : : Serving
Avenues – The World School
September 13, 2012
What is Avenues? A global school with faculty and campuses in all the world’s largest cultures will [give students] a huge advantage… Existing in and working with another culture is the best way to learn about it. - excerpt from the Avenues website [www.avenues.org]
I recently heard a story on the [...]
New Stuff …and New Staff!
September 2, 2012
It’s GO time! The past three weeks have been packed full of German language training, New Staff Orientation and an All Staff Conference. Whew! We have 55 new staff here at Black Forest Academy. It is a true miracle! Last spring during my time in the Personnel Office, there were plenty of days we [...]
Bear Creek
August 1, 2012
If you’re ever in north-central Arkansas, not too far from Batesville and even closer to Evening Shade, there is a community of hard-working, God-fearing folks who would welcome you like family. They are the members of Bear Creek United Methodist Church. They are making a difference in their [...]
The Imago Dei
June 27, 2012
VIDEO POST: I have been taking a summer class focusing on the development of moral structures and the way we shape what is right and what is wrong. Even as a believer, issues of justice, compassion, law and grace are not always black and white. But there is one foundational issue that should [...]
We Are All the Works of Your Hand
June 12, 2012
Bowls, mugs, plates, tea pots EVERYWHERE! Recently, some of the ladies in our small group took a trip to Poland. We called it a woman’s retreat. Our goals were to see lots and lots of Polish pottery and get to know one another in the process. The car ride was about eight hours one way, so we had [...]
