Defining Christian Education

Published with permission of BJU Press.  Written by Dr. Dan Olinger Christians have been educating their children since the time of Christ and have been doing so in officially labeled “Christian schools” for decades, but there is still confusion as …

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To the Youth Athlete I Was, And The Adult Athlete I’ll Never Be

Reprinted from Gina Davis: The Odyssey Online http://theodysseyonline.com/usf/to-the-youth-athlete-once-was-and-the-adult-athlete-ill-never-get-to-be/340137 It’s hard for people that have never fallen in love with a sport to understand the loss when it comes time to find new passions. But everyone can understand the pain of losing …

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Stay at 17-Inches

Reprinted with permission of Chris Sperry and Baseball/Life, courtesy of the site www.sperrybaseballlife.com and the blog http://www.sperrybaseballlife.com/#blog In Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA convention. …

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This is Not a Daycare – University President

Reprinted from: http://www.okwu.edu/blog/2015/11/this-is-not-a-day-care-its-a-university/ Dr. Everett Piper, Oklahoma Wesleyan University This past week, I actually had a student come forward after a university chapel service and complain because he felt “victimized” by a sermon on the topic of 1 Corinthians 13. …

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A Letter to Every College Athlete

reprinted with permission from Tamara Pridgett @ tamarapridgett.com When you sign your National Letter of Intent the emotions that typically ensue are a mixture of nerves and excitement about starting a new chapter in your life. Your school of choice …

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22 Recruiting Myths College Prospects Need to Know

Printed with permission from studentathleteworld.com ( http://www.studentathleteworld.com/signup/athlete) It seems like everyone who watches ESPN, logs on to Rivals.com, or watches high school sports has an opinion about how to get recruited. You need to be very careful here! Even people who …

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Culture – LC High School Teacher

CULTURE: Consumption and Production I looked at him and decided to ask a different question. He had been in my office several times already for a few different reasons, but mostly being an affluent teenage boy in a foreign school …

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Lenten Reflection – Former LC Board Member

used with permission of Barnstorming: Finding a Sanctuary in Rural Life — https://briarcroft.wordpress.com/why-barnstorming/ An unexpected southerly wind hit suddenly late Sunday night, gusting up to 40 miles an hour and slamming the house with drenching rain as we prepared to …

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