ONLY BY GRACE

What is most rewarding about teaching is to be able to embark on a journey with the students. I have had the best 3 years of walking with these kiddos who have now officially graduated. I will miss them dearly.  All good things must come to an end and as I prepare to close this chapter, I hope I will continue to be that ONE teacher who will be able to influence young minds. I may not have a close attachment with all of them but I do know that each of them has left an indelible mark in my life.  Greater things are yet to come! :) 

NIKE. ADIDAS. KATE SPADE. MACDONALDS. STARBUCKS... All are world renowned brands that transcend almost all communities globally. These brands are able to strike a chord with us because they mean something be it our social status, earning power and essentially our identity.  Not that these brands determine who we are but there's this connection that makes us want to be associated with these labels.  What will the 'brand of Christianity' be and look like then? If I were to create a logo/symbol representing Christianity, what would it be? When we share the gospel or tell of who Jesus is, how will these pre-believers envision what Christianity is and ultimately, who will they become when they put on this brand? a) Ephesians  5:1 - " Therefore be imitators of God as dear children." 5:8 - "For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord . Walk as children of light. " b) Philippians 1:27 - "Only let your conduct be

His Kingdom come, His will be done; on earth as it is in Heaven. 1 Chronicles 29:10-15 Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said:  "Blessed are You, LORD God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.  Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all.   Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all.  In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.  "Now therefore, our God, We thank You And praise Your glorious name.   But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.   For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, As were all our fathers; Our days on earth are as a shadow, And without hope. " In the last day

"BE OF GOOD CHEER! IT IS I; DO NOT BE AFRAID" - Mark 6:50 The Lord wants me to fight on.  Embrace the storm and smile at it.  There's nothing my God cannot do. 'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.' - Proverbs 9:10