April 18, 2009
Many times it is easy to see differences. Lately, however, I have been encouraged to see similarities. This week I spent a few days doing accreditation work at one of our sister schools. It was an encouraging trip. Having done a number of these trips, I am increasingly encouraged by the similarities between the schools that I see. Many times this is lost on the families at the schools who do not get to see other schools often. Our students are reading the same books. They are wearing the same uniforms—basically we could call the entire experience “Slight Variations in Plaid.” They have the same delightful attitudes. Yet, too often, we think we are alone. This week I am pretty sure that something big is happening—about 225 schools across the country and around the world are producing slight variation on the same sort of student. These students have their default setting in a Christian view of the world and they are academically extraordinary. I am excited to think of what this means for our culture in 20 years. Remember also, we are not alone. We are part of God’s work on earth now. Things might seem to be pulling apart around us sometimes, but He is still working. Many times we can not see too far ahead to see what is coming next. He calls us, however, to be faithful children, to follow His example and to love one another. Be encouraged.
