January 10 Home Communicator – The Epiphany of Epiphany As a child I watched cartoons on and off. I always giggled when a cartoon character had a sudden brilliant idea and a light bulb would appear about their head. The cartoonist’s way of showing the character had an ‘epiphany’. The definition of ‘epiphany’ is the sudden jolt…
DetailsJanuary 4 Home Communicator – 2017 “Lost are saved, find their way, at the sound of Your great name All condemned, feel no shame, at the sound of Your great name Every fear, has no place, at the sound of Your great name The enemy, he has to leave, at the sound of Your great name Jesus,…
DetailsDecember 21 Home Communicator – Merry Christmas! Who would have ever thought this familiar and meaningful expression could face scrutiny in our world? Many have asked that the phrase be changed to Happy Holidays so as not to offend those who choose not to celebrate our Savior’s birth. For me, and I am sure for many…
DetailsDecember 13 Home Communicator – “Immeasurably More” Come with me to the Knickerbocker Theatre in Holland on Saturday afternoon. I’m sitting next to Sadie, one of my favorite dance loving former students, watching Elisa, one of my favorite dance loving current students. The production is a ballet called “The Promise”, a Christmas tradition for many years. Elisa…
DetailsDecember 6 Home Communicator – Experiencing Joy This Christmas “Behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 NIV Thanksgiving celebrations are over, yet for us, our season of thanksgiving continues.…
DetailsNovember 29 Home Communicator – A couple of Sunday nights ago I had the privilege of taking part in a prayer gathering that took place at both the Hudsonville Christian Elementary and Middle School. What a gift it was to see parents praying with children, grandparents praying with their kids and grandkids, parents whose children are alumni…
DetailsNovember 22 Home Communicator – The other day, I heard someone say, “Hang on, here come the holidays!” At first I wondered what she meant, but the more I thought about it, I realized Thanksgiving, Christmas and probably even New Years was more of an endurance test for her than a celebration. My initial thought was,…
DetailsNovember 15 Home Communicator – Mission… Quest… Thing… My daughter, Anna Spotts, loves the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. As she navigates a college semester in England this fall, she updates her family and friends with a blog entitled, Mission… Quest… Thing…, which is a famous line from the movie The Lord of the Rings. Underneath the title…
DetailsNovember 8 Home Communicator – Principal’s Note – “God Glasses” Hudsonville Christian School strives to be excellent in all areas of education of our students. We are called by God to provide the best education for all of His children. While this is important in the area of academics, it is vital and eternally important in the…
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