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Alumni are adhering to the mission of MPCS, one that seeks to “prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, and walk in Truth.” In a recent alumni survey, 72% indicated that MPCS played a significant role in preparing them to be servant-leaders while all agreed MPCS was an important part of their foundation.  ![retreat2-1](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/retreat2-1.png?width=1600&height=900&name=retreat2-1.png) [![Does Class Size Matter?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/ClassSizeMain.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/does-class-size-matter) ## [Does Class Size Matter?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/does-class-size-matter) January 14, 2025 A growing body of research supports the importance of small classes in K-12 education. A 2011 study by the Brookings Institution found that students in small classes outperformed those in larger classes (22 students or more) by a rate equivalent to three months of additional schooling every four years. This means that students who begin kindergarten in small classes are nearly one year ahead of their peers in larger classes by eighth grade. ![ClassSizeMain](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ClassSizeMain.jpg?width=780&height=439&name=ClassSizeMain.jpg)  [![4 Biblical Responses to the Election](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/vetDSC08143.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/4-biblical-responses-to-the-election) ## [4 Biblical Responses to the Election](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/4-biblical-responses-to-the-election) November 04, 2024 I imagine by now you have seen all the negative political ads you care to see. According to presidential campaign finance trackers, the Democratic and Republican candidates will likely spend more than $1 billion each on their campaigns, much of it on negative ads aimed at each other. Unfortunately, research shows that negative political ads increase voter cynicism, contribute to declining voter trust in elections, decrease participation in politics, and contribute to increased societal incivility.   ![vetDSC08143](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/vetDSC08143.jpg?width=780&height=439&name=vetDSC08143.jpg)  [![From the Bible Teacher’s Desk: 3 Tiers for Teaching Unshakeable Faith](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/_MG_1507.jpeg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/3-tiers-for-teaching-unshakeable-faith) ## [From the Bible Teacher’s Desk: 3 Tiers for Teaching Unshakeable Faith](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/3-tiers-for-teaching-unshakeable-faith) February 05, 2024 One of the most important, but most difficult things that Christians are tasked with biblically is to give living witness to the love of Christ. And in turn with that same display of the love of Christ, to defend the faith that is held so precious.    ![_MG_1507](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_MG_1507.jpeg?width=844&height=466&name=_MG_1507.jpeg) [![ParentEd.: 4 Tips to Identify Troubles in Teen Mental Health](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/DSC06776%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/4-tips-to-identify-troubles-in-teen-mental-health) ## [ParentEd.: 4 Tips to Identify Troubles in Teen Mental Health](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/4-tips-to-identify-troubles-in-teen-mental-health) January 12, 2024 “*For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind.” * *— 2 Timothy 1:7 * Even with faith, the topic of mental health is an issue of concern in the hearts and minds of parents everywhere, especially for those of middle and high school students. Biblically, Christians are instructed not to fear for the future, but that can prove difficult when parents see their children struggling. Here, the middle and high school counselors at Mount Paran Christian School share their expertise and offer four tips to help recognize some of the emotional roadblocks adolescents are facing.   ![DSC06776 (1)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC06776%20(1).jpg?width=845&height=564&name=DSC06776%20(1).jpg) [![Faith and Science Are Not at Odds](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/HS%20girls%20science%20lab.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/faith-and-science-are-not-at-odds) ## [Faith and Science Are Not at Odds](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/faith-and-science-are-not-at-odds) December 11, 2023 Science classrooms can often be intimidating places full of beakers, test tubes, numbers, graphs, data tables, and the like. One can easily be overwhelmed by such seemingly daunting instruments and figures. However, when examining the evidence closely, there’s unexpected Truth to be found lying just beneath the surface, if one knows how to look for it.    ![HS girls science lab](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS%20girls%20science%20lab.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=HS%20girls%20science%20lab.jpg)  [![Move Mountains](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/Wall.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/faith-to-move-mountains) ## [Move Mountains](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/faith-to-move-mountains) November 28, 2023 An alumnus asked me at our recent Homecoming Alumni Dinner if I ever imagined in 1976 the amazing campus Mount Paran Christian School has become almost 50 years after the school’s inception. The 1988 alumnus, representing our first graduating class, commented on the vast programs, the beautiful campus and buildings, and the record enrollment after briefly reflecting on our humble beginnings. “Did you ever see all of this in our future?” he asked me. Clearly, the answer was "no."    ![Wall](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wall.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=Wall.jpg)  [![Motivated by School Mission](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/PK%20prayers.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/motivated-by-school-mission) ## [Motivated by School Mission](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/motivated-by-school-mission) October 10, 2023 It is logical for confusion to exist when those of us in K-12 Christian education begin to define ourselves. It should be simple and straightforward, right? Well, not exactly. The many Christian schools that exist across the American landscape do share a common goal: we are colleagues who have embraced a calling to academic excellence in an environment that honors Christ preeminently. I have discovered none who refutes this. These two aspirational goals stand as the cornerstones and foundations on which Christian education has been built.    ![PK prayers](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PK%20prayers.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=PK%20prayers.jpg)  [![Living Biblically: What's Your Word of the Year?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/word%20of%20the%20year%20board.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/whats-your-word-of-the-year) ## [Living Biblically: What's Your Word of the Year?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/whats-your-word-of-the-year) January 26, 2023 Each January, as we turn the page on the calendar to a new year, along comes New Year's resolutions - a promise that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad on the first day of the year. Of course, a new year's resolution can be great! But, all too often, what starts off as a great idea can end up feeling rigid and restrictive and is ultimately ditched after a few months. Instead, consider a different tactic to help you focus with intentionality this year: choose a *word* of the year.   ![word of the year board](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/word%20of%20the%20year%20board.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=word%20of%20the%20year%20board.jpg)  [![What is a Covenant School?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/DSC01508.jpeg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/what-is-a-covenant-school) ## [What is a Covenant School?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/what-is-a-covenant-school) January 12, 2023 If you know a little about Christian education with experience as a parent, teacher, or administrator you might be aware that there are pretty significant differences among religious schools. You may have had the privilege of being a part of several different christian school communities — large and small, up north or down south, preschool or just high school. A big difference among these independent Christian schools that they may or may not share is whether they are *covenantal* or not. This begs the question: what does being a covenant school actually mean? ![DSC06914](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC06914.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=DSC06914.jpg)  [![Seeing Through a New Lens: A Biblical Worldview](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/LS%20kids%20praying%20at%20veterans%20chapel.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/biblical-worldview) ## [Seeing Through a New Lens: A Biblical Worldview](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/biblical-worldview) December 14, 2022 “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” *—2 Corinthians 10:4-5*   No matter one’s age, there comes a time that prescription glasses become a necessary fact of life. Even if you have long had perfect 20/20 vision, eye strength weakens as we get older. We find it more and more difficult to see the small things. And, though we may fight it, wearing glasses can be a help – our view becomes once again crystal clear, sharp and in focus. What a perfect metaphor for the life of a Christian!   ![LS kids praying at veterans chapel](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LS%20kids%20praying%20at%20veterans%20chapel.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=LS%20kids%20praying%20at%20veterans%20chapel.jpg)  [![Faith and Intellect as One](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/MS%20bible.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/faith-and-intellect-as-one) ## [Faith and Intellect as One](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/faith-and-intellect-as-one) December 01, 2022 The motto of Mount Paran Christian school is, “A place where faith and intellect grow as one.” In Latin, it translates to, *Fides et intellectus simul unus.* It is on our crest, but more importantly, this principle is woven into the fabric of what, how, and why we teach and learn together at MPCS.   Saint Augustine, in the 4th century, was known to have said, “All truth is God’s truth.” Since the beginning, we, at MPCS, have wholeheartedly endorsed this ideal and the theological position that affirms there is and can be no separation of the sacred and the secular in life and learning. In other words, we believe in the immersion of biblical understanding and truth in all we do and in all we study.   ![MS bible](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MS%20bible.jpg?width=845&height=475&name=MS%20bible.jpg)  [![3 Reasons Why I Believe in Christian Schools](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/preschooler%20praying.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/3-reasons-why-i-believe-in-christian-schools) ## [3 Reasons Why I Believe in Christian Schools](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/3-reasons-why-i-believe-in-christian-schools) January 06, 2022 Why do I believe so strongly in Christian education, and particularly in independent Christian schooling? There are numerous reasons, starting with my perspective on education in general, specifically, K-12 education. Beyond that, the benefits of an independent Christian education for today’s learners are eternal.   ![Preschool worship](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Preschool%20worship.jpg?width=845&name=Preschool%20worship.jpg)  [![United In Christ](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/united-in-christ) ## [United In Christ](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/united-in-christ) January 15, 2019 **UNITY: the state of being united or joined as a whole. **What a powerful act… when put into practice. In thinking about what unity looks like in a person, or someone who promotes unity as an essence of who they are, a few attributes arise. They are people who are gatherers, who bring people in, bring people together, and make everyone feel like they are valued and loved — and in doing so, they create a sense of *unity.* ##### ![unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32.jpg?width=3600&name=unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32.jpg) [![A Farewell Charge](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/DTgradLR-1915.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/a-farewell-charge) ## [A Farewell Charge](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/a-farewell-charge) June 28, 2018 Allow me to begin my remarks by expressing my sincere appreciation to all of you who have, in various forms, provided me with affirming comments about my retirement whether on video, your attendance at events, your cards or e-mails expressing your best wishes, or an affirming remark over the past few weeks and months. I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Please know I will be thinking of you as I sit on the deck of a mountain cabin or cruise a river in Europe, or enjoy Scotland's landscape this August. Thanks! ##### ![DT sepiaDSC_8690](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DT%20sepiaDSC_8690.jpg?width=3286&name=DT%20sepiaDSC_8690.jpg) [![Symbols of His Gift](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/doveLR-6153.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/symbols_of_his_gift) ## [Symbols of His Gift](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/symbols_of_his_gift) December 19, 2017 Over the past few decades, the legendary Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog has featured some pretty amazing gifts. Their catalog in the 60’s offered his-and-her submarines for $18,000 and a hot air balloon for $6,000. In 1970, you could buy a life size Noah’s Ark, complete with some animals for $588,000. And this year is no different...you can purchase a New Year's Eve Times Square party for a measly $1.6 million. Maybe a million dollar party isn't at the top of your wish list this year, but perhaps you have certain expectations of what you hope to find waiting for you under the Christmas tree. If you put your hope in what gifts are found under the tree, you will be very disappointed. However, if you have put your trust in the Christ of Christmas, you will never be disappointed. Look with me at the Christmas “symbols” of the gifts Paul talks about in Romans.  ##### ![doveLR-6153.jpg](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/doveLR-6153.jpg?width=881&height=512&name=doveLR-6153.jpg) [❮](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/apologetics/page/1) [1](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/apologetics/page/1) [2](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/apologetics/page/2) [3](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/apologetics/page/3) [❯](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/apologetics/page/3) ## *WingTips* Welcome to *WingTips*, a Mount Paran Christian School Blog. 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