One of the best things about the first few days of school is that everyone is excited for a fresh start. Regardless of what may have happened last year, whether good or bad, it is refreshing that we can start anew every school year. During our student orientation last Monday, I congratulated all of the freshmen for currently having a 4.0 GPA, and I encouraged them, from an academic standpoint, to try their best to stay as close to 4.0 as possible throughout their high school career.<\/p>\n
Another \u201cbest thing\u201d about school starting up is the opportunity that I have to teach Senior Bible class. This year I have 36 seniors in my class. The first two days of class, from my perspective, were nothing short of outstanding!\u00a0One of the small group discussion questions centered on the quote:<\/p>\n
\u201cwe give evidence for Christianity because we ought to live our lives based on the truth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n To be able to listen to high school seniors discuss the relationship between their faith in Christ and their daily lives was truly inspiring and refreshing. This all begs the question, \u201ccan anyone know truth?\u201d<\/em> One student actually said something to the effect of, \u201cMr. Grass, all of this thinking makes my head hurt\u2026\u201d Don\u2019t you just love that? Young people having deep discussions on \u201cwhat is truth\u201d<\/em> and, \u201cis absolute truth knowable?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Some additional questions that we will seek to answer include:\u00a0 Where did we come from?\u00a0 Who are we?\u00a0 Why are we here?\u00a0 How should we live?\u00a0 Where are we going?<\/p>\n These questions aren’t only important from an individual\u2019s perspective, they also line up directly with our school\u2019s mission:\u00a0 Partnering with parents to help equip students to live effectively in God\u2019s world.\u00a0 Our students\u2019 faith and lives will be questioned, scrutinized, and challenged in many ways.\u00a0 Our hope and goal would be that our students would be equipped to live out their faith in practical and effective ways and to shine their light so that others may see Christ through them.<\/p>\n I\u2019m looking forward to a wonderful school year.\u00a0 At FCS, we have a lot to be thankful for, and God has shown His faithfulness to us time and time again.\u00a0 As we prepare to run the race that the Lord has placed before us, it is comforting and helpful to know that the Lord has gone before us, and His promises are true. \u00a0His mercies are new every morning!\u00a0 I trust that your school year will be characterized by a close and strengthening relationship with Jesus Christ. Here\u2019s to a new beginning and a fresh start!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Equipping Students<\/h2>\n
Run the Race<\/h2>\n