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Soft Skills Within our Christ-Centered Vocations: Life-Changing for Leaders
In the modern world, soft skills are often associated with career success and personal development. An accepted definition ...
Read More Lutheran Education Legacy
In the past five decades of ministry in Lutheran education, I have learned how much God uses people ...
Read More What’s Love Got to Do with It? Everything!
You may think Valentine's Day is over, but it's not! Tina Turner once famously sang, “What’s Love Got ...
Read More Welcoming New Students
The moment a new student walks through the classroom door is pivotal, and I, as the teacher, get ...
Read More Give Thanks in All Circumstances
Gratitude is in the heart of the Christian educator. To share perspective, Lutheran teaching is one of the ...
Read More Discovering New Things
Watching children discover new items can be so much fun. The smile on their faces, the excitement in ...
Read More Get in the Boat
My last blog entry was a “part 1” of a multi-part series. In that entry, I approached the ...
Read More Finding Reasons to Say Yes
“Teacher, may I go to the bathroom?” “Can we have an extra recess?” “Could this assignment be due ...
Read More Emphasizing Culture for Desired Outcomes
Photos like the one pictured above evoke emotions of a realization that God is working in this child’s ...
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