Working in the Texas public school system for nearly two decades, I’ve seen multiple political administrations implement policies that have significantly shaped how schools operate. I witnessed the acceleration of high-stakes testing due to George W. Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act, which tied federal school funding to student performance. I saw the intensification […]

How God Crossed Our Paths On March 6th, 2016, I crossed paths with a man who would become a very important friend. At the time, I was serving as an associate pastor at a church in Minnesota. It was our custom before the service to pray in the back hallway. As we prayed, three visitors […]

Most Christians focus on saving 10%. But what about the other 90%? Biblical stewardship means faithfully governing all God entrusts to us for future generations

When Donald Trump was first reelected president, there was a lot of talk in conservative evangelical circles about the need for building. In light of the failures of so many legacy institutions during 2020, including Christian ones, there was a necessity to replace mistrusted churches and other organizations with trusted ones. Both fundamentalists and neo-evangelicals […]