“I’m too tired. I don’t have enough money. It’s too cold. It’s too hot. I’m too old. I’m too young. I’m not smart enough. It’s too hard. I don’t know the right people. I don’t have enough time. “  Excuses, excuses… the list goes on and on. I am just as good at making them as the next guy. In fact, I have said every single one of those excuses that I just listed on multiple occasions.  Our flesh is really good at making excuses. The trouble with excuses is that they keep us from fulfilling the call of

The topic of education always seems to spark controversy, so let me begin by saying that this will not be an exhaustive discussion regarding this subject.  More than anything, I just want parents to recognize that we need to be purposeful when it comes to educating our children.  The responsibility lies squarely with us.  Not the government. Not the school. Not the community. Not the church. Sobering, isn’t it? Now, that is not to say that we can’t have any realistic expectations of any institution that we choose to help us in this process.  But that is a whole other