Teaching As The Rain...

I love the anticipation the night before a new term begins.

What will my students be like? How will they respond to my teaching? Will they do the work I ask? Will I do the teaching they expect?

And significantly, what will the Lord do this term?

Just this morning, my pastor spoke on being missional where we are. I've tried to be that for some years now on the college campus, with some successes by the grace of God. And with some epic failures too, for which I need much forgiveness & would love some do-overs...

This term is a new one for me, for both of my children are beginning their terms in college too.

Here's my prayer that they both have a professor or three who professes Christ publicly, humbly, and faithfully. And that those professors impact my children both academically and spiritually.

And, of course, here's my prayer that my own testimonies given in my "first classes" this week will be empowered by & filled with the loving, wooing grace of God. And that my life & work & teaching this term lives up to my confession of Christ, such that I am truly a "missional" professor.

May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!
Deuteronomy 32:2-3

Selah.
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p.s. - Be missional wherever our Lord has you this week too!