"Back to School"

So, it's that time of year again: "Back to School". Regardless of your views on education--whether public or private or Christian or homeschooling--I think it is important for Americans (and especially American Christians) to pay attention to what our God-ordained leaders are saying and proposing.

Read President Obama's "Back to School" speech HERE, and then read some balanced insight from 2 Christian pastors/theologians whom I respect and admire:

1. John Piper's blog: "I've Read the President's Speech: Amazing"

2. Al Mohler's blog: "The Obama School Speech Controversy--What to Think?"

May we prayerfully engage the children of our nation and challenge them to make the most of the life God's granted them.

Speaking of education...here are some thoughts from Rick Ritchie on reading:

"Reading more broadly keeps us from getting into ruts. Narrow reading makes the world itself seem narrow. Broad reading reminds us that the world is enormous. It also allows us to see the same thing from different points of view.…"

Members of Sun Valley Church: read, think, pray, teach, engage--and do all of these as acts of worship to Christ, so that you might be transformed into His image "from one degree of glory to another" (2 Cor 3:18) and so that the world "may see your good works and give glory to our Father who is in heaven" (Matt 5:16).