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John Greene

Thy Strong Word

Apr 8, 2025

I attended a memorial service at church over the weekend. A well-loved, well-known member of our congregation had ...

DOORWAY

Jan 7, 2025 | Christian Worldview, Ministry, Mission and Ministry, Vocation

Happy 2025 to everyone! Perhaps you are someone who makes New Year’s resolutions each January. You make a ...

Get in the Boat

Sep 24, 2024 | Education, Ministry, Vocation

My last blog entry was a “part 1” of a multi-part series. In that entry, I approached the ...

I’d Like to Ask You a Couple of Questions

Jul 3, 2024 | Education, Ministry, Teaching, Vocation

Does your school have extra-curricular activities? If so, why? Maybe we don’t give intentional thought very often to ...

Observations

Jul 3, 2024 | Education, Ministry, Teaching

This blog entry will be different from my usual entries in that this will be the first part ...

Advent Tips for Teachers

Nov 14, 2023 | Mission and Ministry, Worker Wellness

It hit me by surprise. The other evening, I was looking on YouTube for a song by a ...

What If Things Aren’t Starting So Well?

Sep 5, 2023 | Education, Teaching, Worker Wellness

So, you’ve started a new school year! You know where these blog entries and other articles often go ...

Eighth Grade Graduation

May 9, 2023 | Administration, Education, Teaching

I have a long-time friend from Illinois. For a number of years, she and I would have a ...

Planting the Seed

Mar 7, 2023 | Education, Ministry, Vocation

As Lutheran teachers, we should be on the lookout for those who might follow in our footsteps, with ...

I Don’t Do New Year’s Resolutions

Jan 3, 2023 | Christian Worldview, Mission and Ministry, Service, Vocation, Worker Wellness, Worship

I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. But I would like to present five points to contemplate as we ...

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