The Christian Mind

by Kelly Knowlden

The task of a Christian school is to educate. It is to give truth from God’s perspective to the people it serves. Normally we think of the children that are going to school as being the recipients of this education. But as part of our task, we have purposed to influence families also. Normally, the church is God’s means for influencing families, and while our intention is to never replace the church or its authority in the life of families, we do recognize the cultural pressures that we all face every day. So ICS seeks to support the church in the life of families by being one more “voice” that is speaking truth into people’s lives. We see this as necessary because of the godless thinking coming from all available communication devices.

Hence, this article each week. We have looked at a host of topics purposefully trying to think bibli- cally - and along the way, I’ve learned a lot. Of course, if you ever read something that you disagree with or would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to talk to me. It is the “iron sharpening iron” that hones us into seeing the world we live in more accurately.

Now comes the planning for next year. You will receive your “Next-Year-Info-Packet” today. We are anticipating God’s blessing on the school. You can be a part of that by telling others in your acquaintance of the benefits that have come to you because of your child being at Immanuel Christian School. We are particularly interested in getting little children started on this path of having a Christian mind. It involves simple things, like “how you hold your pencil cannot be part of your ‘self-expression.’” It also deals with the need to know traditional math. (Most students entering ICS up to the tenth grade do not know how to do long division!) It will have as its goal, becoming like our Teacher. They, then, will be asking the question, “What do I have to give to this world that I live in?” rather than “What can I get out of this world?”

Pray that we think Christianly and are able to train minds and hearts of the students we serve - and sharpen their parents’ thinking along the way.