Letter to the editor
To the editor: What do you want in the United States?
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Love and faithfulness meet together
One of the greatest joys is hearing the giggles and coos of a baby. Spending time with our four-month grandson gave us the opportunity to hear his sounds of joy and see his happy smiles. In that pure, simple joy, I was reminded of Psalm 85, where the psalmist beautifully writes: “Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other” (v. 10). The Psalmist speaks of God’s unfailing love and promises of peace. He prays, “Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation” (v. 7). Certainly, our Creator made us to know and experience all these simple joys, love, and happy interactions.
Cardinal Corner
Ask any student, teacher, or family member - spring is in the air and the sprint that is the end of the school year is a real thing! As we prepare for MCA testing across the district and our seniors are preparing to say goodbye to their time at Redwood Valley High School, at Reede Gray we are turning our focus to the next generation of Cardinals! On March 18, we started the process of welcoming our newest Cardinals at our annual Kindergarten Signing Day!
That’s what you get
Lately, I’ve been thinking about values. Not just as a word, but as an invisible force that shapes our lives. Values are the foundation of civilization, the unspoken contract that binds us together. They define who we are, not just as a society, but as a family. We stand for something. We believe in something. Without values, we are lost—adrift in a sea of moral relativism.
Greetings to you my fellow citizens of God’s Kingdom:
While normally I try to stay away from anything even this close to politics; recently a high-ranking public figure was quoted as saying: “Empathy is what is destroying America.” You know what? I completely agree with him. Empathy is one of the few things that will absolutely destroy America as we know it. This is only a problem if you think America is perfect the way it is. I am not speaking in a right left democrat republican short-term sense of things, I’m talking about the culture that has developed over the past 250 years in this land. I’m talking about the inherently imperfect human systems that we have built to govern our political, economic and social lives.
Signs of Spring
This time of year, I sometimes think of the poem Pippa Passes (1841) by Robert Browning.
The path of the wise
The Bible says of King Solomon (one of the great kings of Ancient Israel) that:
Cardinal Corner
One of the most exciting times of the year for me is registration for classes. Why is this exciting? Because the counselors, office staff, teachers, and I put in a tremendous amount of effort to create and offer classes that are going to prepare our students to be College and Career Ready. College and Career Readiness is the heart of what we stand for at Redwood Valley High School. This could be a two- or four-year degree, a certification program, the military, or right into the workforce. Whatever future students desire, we are providing opportunities to get them ready.