Teachers Don’t Lie: The Jessica Tapia Story
“Being a coward is a sin.” Jessica Tapia remembers those convicting words from one of the very first sermons she ever heard from her pastor. Unbeknownst to her, she would soon be asked to dramatically live them out… Her story centers around Jurupa Valley High School in California, situated in a young, growing, predominantly Hispanic […]
A Growing Movement: Bibles in Schools
A Bible for Every School Library In 2018, I felt God prompting me to provide my elementary students with a version of the Bible they could easily understand. So, I donated an Action Storybook Bible to my school library. Within a few days of being placed on the shelf, the Bible had already been checked […]
When Compliance Conflicts with Conviction: Supporting Christian Educators Facing PRISM Training Mandates
State-mandated training aimed at the well-being of students who identify as a gender or sexual orientation other than the one God gave them (along with other related issues) is not new, especially in California. However, this year’s PRISM training, mandated by Assembly Bill 5, came with a heavy-handed expectation to implement (not just be informed […]
Bibles in Schools
In 2016, I spent eight weeks in Africa, and it changed my life. After I returned to the United States, I continued my teaching career at an elementary school. But I felt torn…my heart was still in Africa. I struggled with feelings of unsettledness. I would often ask God, “What are you doing with my […]