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Celebrating God's Faithfulness: 50 Years of Stones, Part II What could be sweeter than this? Throughout this year, 2023, Hershey Chocolate World is celebrating its 50thanniversary. According to their website, so many people regularly wanted to tour the Hershey chocolate factory, that in 1973, the company opened Hershey Chocolate World as a way to all...

Jesus answered "We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work" John 9:4 We have an incredible opportunity. Every day, we have the freedom at Newton Bible Christian School to speak God's truth into student's lives. We are free to choose curri...

Remembering What God Has Done: 50 Years of StonesJoshua 4"When all the nation had finished passingover the Jordan, theLordsaid to Joshua,2"Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man,3and command them, saying, 'Taketwelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan20Andthose twelve stones, which they took out of ...

The Mercy of Struggle "For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison."-Paul, 2 Corinthians 4:17 I am always amused when a fifth or sixth grade student says, "I wish I could do a second-grade math page. It looks easy." In a futile attempt to put it in perspective, I remind the student, "It did not seem easy whe...

What isChristianSchool? If the purpose of school is learning, what earns a school the description of Christian? In the early days of our country, education was tied to religion. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 states "religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be en...

What is School? According to Merriam Webster's online dictionary, school is "an organization that provides instruction." When it is used as a verb, school means "the process of teaching or learning, especially at a school." In the context of grades K4-8, what then do we mean when we say we are "a school" or that ...

Buying Truth How much does the truth cost? At what cost are we willing to obtain it?"Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding." Proverbs 23:23 ESVAs I reflected on these words from Proverbs 23 this week, I considered how they fit with Christian education from the school's perspective, the student's perspective, and the parent's perspecti...

Dear Parents and Guardians, Nearly every conversation I have had recently has begun with, "When does school start?" School seems to be on people's minds, so it must be time to begin thinking about it--at least in small doses mixed with lots of summer fun. In reality, plans for this school year started before last school year ended. I would like to share with you our them...

It is hard to believe that we are already so close to the end of this school year and beginning to plan for next. As I write this, the band is practicing "Pomp and Circumstance." We are so thankful for each of our students and their families. It is a joy to greet them in the hallways and have them in our classrooms each day. Every one of them brings something unique to our...

Reflections on Newton Bible Christian School: Our Name Every time I write or type the name of our school, Newton Bible Christian School, I think that it must be the longest organization name that exists, and I wonder if it should somehow be shortened. Thinking through this long name, however, I've concluded that it accurately represents who we want to be. The Newton and S...