My family and I live in Greenville, South Carolina, which was impacted this past October by Hurricane Helene. We were spared from any major damage but did have some trees fall around our house. One tree, in particular, fell into another tree right next to our house and rested upon it for months. There wasn’t a day that went by that I didn’t notice the great need to get that tree down before it fell on my house. My neighbors pointed out the issue, random people mentioned it, the tree guy (who wanted my money) told me about it, and of course, I couldn’t help but notice the need every time I came home. Even though there have always been larger trees within striking distance of my house, it’s amazing that when it seemed my home and wallet could be impacted, the need became more urgent.
We see this today in the world and culture we currently call home. Over the past few decades, we’ve witnessed prayer being removed from schools, the Bible banned, the sexualization of curricula, and the introduction of many other sinful ideologies thrust upon our young people. Yet, because these issues haven’t impacted us directly, the need hasn’t seemed as pressing. However, now, as we see the firsthand impact on our homes, churches, and schools, the need has become much greater.
Of course, these realities are nothing new. As we read in Scripture, there have always been signs and examples of the great need at hand:
- “They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, to hew for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water.”
- “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
- “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
- “They mingled with the nations and learned their practices…”
The good news is that the reason we faithfully serve the Lord in Christ-centered schools is because we have the answers to meet these great needs. God’s Word says:
- “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… He created us in His image.”
- “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
- “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners…”
- “God’s Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”
- “The Helper, the Holy Spirit, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you.”
Donovan Graham wrote in his book Teaching Redemptively that “the task of the school and its teachers is to help students learn to live in these two kingdoms: to be in the world, testifying to God’s character through the way they care for His creation, loving others… without being of the world, formed by the spirit of this age.”
What a great opportunity we have in Kingdom Schools to impact the hearts and minds of students in such a way that they not only learn and know the truth of God’s Word but that it will forever change how they impact this world as they live for the Kingdom of God.
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