My combat engineer company in Germany had two primary missions: clear the way so tank units could advance, and deny the enemy freedom of maneuver. As a parent and later as a teacher, I recognized that several important lessons transferred over to my new roles.

The parable of the sower found in the books of Matthew and Mark talks about what can happen to the seeds of faith that we plant in others’ lives. What it doesn’t say is how long it may take for the seeds to grow or if we will ever see the garden that is produced. Nevertheless, our role is to keep planting the seeds.

Instilling spiritual wisdom alongside conventional wisdom is no longer optional for our children—it is necessary. Because providing such an education requires the best resources for our students and competitive salaries for our amazing faculty and staff, it can also mean that some families believe they are unable to afford tuition and assume that Trinity is not an option for them.