Tag: students
Running Like Jonah
Picture this. You wake up from a nap to find yourself caught in the middle of a crazy storm while you’re out at sea. Gigantic waves are crashing alongside the boat you’re in, and chaos is running rampant among your fellow sailors. Soon, your mates decide to throw you overboard into the water where a… View Article
How it Feels to Be Me, the Skirt Girl
As I walk the halls of Lockport High School, I see many different faces, each representing a unique personality inside. I am one of those students. I hold a story no one can see on the outside. I am the child who was raised in a fatherless home. I didn’t have a daddy to tuck… View Article
Caution: I’m Crazy about Jesus
I consider myself to be the textbook definition of a nerd. Spend much time around me and you’ll begin to believe so as well. I’m the first one they call at the office when there’s a computer problem, I wear glasses, I’ve been known to wear a black belt with brown shoes, and I own… View Article
The Effects of Bible Quizzing
I was in Spanish class at my Christian school on a Tuesday when Ms. Lawrence, my Spanish teacher, mentioned something about the oneness of God. So the class started a great discussion on the Godhead. About 20 minutes later, a fellow student asked, “Why do some religions believe the Godhead is three in one as… View Article
Low Expectations
Believe it or not, they allow old people like me on Facebook. As I was browsing through some posts before I left the office recently, I came across one by a junior high Sunday school teacher. He made the following comment: “Christian students are missionaries to public schools. Our expectations are far too low when… View Article