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Friday, 02 March 2018 by TOSBlog

When I was growing up, one of my favorite school activities was celebrating National Reading Month in March. I was an avid reader, and I relished in the chance to participate in month long challenges of how many books I had read, how many minutes I had spent reading, and other classroom contests. Due

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Go for the Gold

Thursday, 01 March 2018 by TOSBlog

Watching the Olympics this year set a blaze, which ignited the following thoughts in me. As much as we aspire for our children to “aim high,” the majority of our children will not be in the Olympics, play for a major league baseball team, write a best-selling novel, or star in a Broadway play.

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Rites of Passage

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by TOSBlog

Throughout history, people groups have honored new stages of life. Back in Genesis, we read about the big party Abraham and Sarah hosted for Isaac’s weaning. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah is still a significant event in Jewish culture. Other cultures have had ceremonies ranging from haircuts to long pants, real coffee to debutant balls, each

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Teaching Art as Worship

Tuesday, 27 February 2018 by TOSBlog

In the Bible, we see art as inseparable from objects of worship. From the striking detail in the gold-plated Ark of the Covenant down to the priests’ robes, the Old Testament specifications for the Tent of Meeting reads like a master artist instructing a protegee. What amazes me most is the beauty of form

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