A recent study stated that today’s teens struggle with spiritual commitment. Kendra Casey Dean is a minister in the United Methodist Church, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, and the author of, Almost Christian. She proposes that teens are living out a “watered down” faith by serving a God whose ...
Read More »An Unlikely Guidance Counselor
The typical school guidance counselors work from an office or classroom. They are also expected to have some form of credential such as a bachelors or master’s degree, to support their title as a counselor. But Charles Clark is no typical school counselor. In fact, technically, he’s a Custodian by ...
Read More »Moving Past The Embarrassing Moment
The bell dismissing us from lunch was moments from sounding as my friends and I strolled past the art display case in front of the main doors to the school. As I continued in conversation, a piece of paper creased from its folded note form was tacked above the bottom ...
Read More »Where is the Teenage/ Millennial Work Ethic?
A constant complaint I hear (and sometimes administer) is that the work ethic of the “younger generation” is terrible and anemic. It may sound like I’m an “old fogie”, but at 40 years old I don’t quite consider myself as part of the elderly. (Disclaimer: I realize that not all ...
Read More »The First Amendment and Religious Freedom
The First Amendment and Religious Freedom By John Livingston Clark Out of the dozens of cases the past several years involving the freedom of religious expression, the following story stood out as an example of individuals standing their ground against resistance. I am going to use it to examine what ...
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