A Day in the Life of…
Adventure in Ministry to Inspire Your Journey
A Day in the Life of the Principal
Finding a grade 7 boy so that he could apologize to another boy for unkind words.
Praying for a teacher who is carrying a burden.
Meeting with teachers about next year's contracts and with the academic dean about next year's schedule.
Fist-bumping kindergarteners on their way to lunch.
Writing the weekly parent newsletter.
Sewer-diving...laying on the ground over an opened storm sewer to retrieve a lost toy.
The Next Day...
Preaching—opening our Songkran celebration with a devotion.
Judging the Mr. & Miss Songkran contest.
Driving (being chauffeured) to the Immigartion Office for a needed form.
Participating in an all out school water fight!
Trees
Starting at the top left and going clockwise:
Beautiful flowers on trees in the “concrete jungle”.
A VW Bug hiding under a tree (I have not seen older cars in Thailand, so quite unusual).
On the roof (35th story) of my condo building one night.
My favorite decoration for a train in the city transit system.
Response to Good Friday
Like most of you, I have been considering Good Friday, the crucifixion of Jesus. I attended a Good Friday service last night (April 18).
Jesus is the eternal Son of God, without beginning or end. It is hard to fathom that such majesty would become a human. That such majesty would then suffer and die on a cross. Why? Because in our helplessness, God loved us. With amazing grace, God saves us. He forgives our sin.
The cost of forgiveness is high. The judgement of God passes over us only because of the sacrifice of the spotless lamb of God, Jesus Christ. May you and I never forget this. We can never treat sin casually. O God, have mercy when we do.
Response to Good Friday? Do not merely repent of sin once a week in church or when you feel especially guilty. Repent of sin every day. Consider your daily lack of commitment to Jesus Christ and repent. Through Jesus you have been reconciled to God and have eternal hope. Jesus gave his life for you. We are now called to give our lives to Jesus. Every day heed the call of the Gospel: repent and believe!