Although he is cute, I have no desire to be Chicken Little. I do not believe the sky is falling. I am convinced, however, that storm clouds have formed on the horizon. Referencing the PBS special Where We Stand: Echoes of Sputnik and a Call to Action, Mr. Thorpe writes
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker May 26, 2025 Have you ever walked into a room filled with the aroma of freshly baked bread or warm chocolate chip cookies? The effect is almost immediate — a welcoming sense of warmth that stirs fond memories and awakens the appetite. We often call such dishes
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March, 2025 There are wolves outside your schoolhouse door. They want in. Some may already be inside — prowling the halls, lurking in classrooms, or occupying offices. But they do not look like wolves. They look like sheep. They bleat like sheep. Yet they are not sheep.
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker I have made a practice of selecting a biblical theme for each school year. The theme is a biblical truth, principle, or value accompanied by corresponding Bible verses. For example, over the last several years I have selected the following themes and verses: * The Fruit of
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 15, 2019 The Wall Street Journal recently reported: That the values that Americans say define the national character are changing, as younger generations rate patriotism, religion and having children as less important to them than did young people two decades ago. Views varied sharply by
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker Johnny Cash’s haunting song Ghost Riders in the Sky has always resonated with me as a powerful metaphor and cautionary tale about the dire consequences of sin and the urgent need for repentance. Given that later in his life Cash professed to be a Christian,
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker Do you feel a nervous pit deep in your gut when facing a difficult conversation with an employee or parent? I do, and I have been in the Christian school business for a long time. Facing a difficult conversation with a problematic person never gets easy,
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong (1 Corinthians 16:13). A lot of guys don’t know — they have no sense of what it means to be them, particularly. They have no idea what it means to be a man.
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker August 3, 2025 The Johnson Situation Bob Smithfield felt his stomach tighten as another heated email from Mrs. Johnson appeared in his inbox. He stared at the screen, his stress building with every line. What began as a routine academic issue — Emma plagiarizing an English assignment
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March 23, 2025 Put more thought into your leisure time … when it comes to your relaxation, don’t default to whatever catches your attention at the moment, but instead dedicate some advance thinking to the question of how you want to spend your “day within a
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 5, 2025 Dear Bill, When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt four years ago. I know you will feel that, too. I wish you great happiness here. I never felt the loneliness
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 1, 2025 We have all experienced the symptoms of hunger: the rumbling growl, the gnawing pit deep in our stomach, low energy, and irritability. Like a persistent tap on the shoulder, hunger relentlessly demands our attention, pushing other thoughts aside until its demands are met.