"But the Lord is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten." (Jeremiah 20:11 ESV) "Put on the whole armor of God,...
"In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain.’” (Psalms 11:1 NIV)We all have something very strongly in common with David: We all have problems!When we have problems, what should we do?In Psalms 11:1, David offers us two...
"Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another." (Ephesians 4:2 NIV)On Monday I told the story of how God guided me back into the classroom, by taking us out of the Arizona desert "oven", and placing us into the...
“Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, ‘Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”...
“My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you." (Proverbs 3:1-2 NASB)It was a hard decision to leave my grade 2 classroom in northern Ontario and move to warmer...
For all practical purposes, it was an ordinary day in the life of a Grade 7 teacher. My classroom was full of 30 French Immersion students, all eagerly working to do their best. Then I heard the page: "Mr. Chaffart, you have a phone call in the office." Puzzled,...
My father passed away suddenly when I was fifteen, and well I remember the stunned disbelief of family and friends at the loss of a vibrant, gifted husband and dad. In my memory, the funeral was surreal and muted; the still, pale figure in the coffin could not be the...
