The Daily Cup: Coffee with the Superintendent

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we celebrate birthdays for David Shannon (Alumni), Cameron (8th grade), and Tobenna (Preschool), share a classic lunch of cheeseburgers and fries, and spotlight a day of exciting growth across our campus. While our 7th–10th graders dive into Get Acquainted Days to strengthen friendships and unity, our juniors and seniors head to Camp Anchorage for Spiritual Leadership Camp, where t...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we look at the calling of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3 and how his response, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears,” points us to Christ, the true and final Prophet. From the silence of Israel to the Word made flesh, we’ll explore what it means for believers today to listen and obey God’s voice under the New Covenant. In the Second Pour, we celebrate birthdays for Jion Lee, Eryn, and Pasto...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we step into 1 Samuel 2:27–36 where God confronts Eli and his family’s corruption in the priesthood. We’ll see how this passage, though filled with judgment, points us forward to the perfect and faithful High Priest—Jesus Christ. Together, we’ll explore the Jewish understanding of priesthood, God’s call to holiness, and how Christ fulfills what the priesthood could never accomplis...

In today’s Coffee with the Superintendent, we open the First Pour with 1 Samuel 2:22–26, exploring the sobering contrast between the corruption of Eli’s sons and the steadfast faithfulness of young Samuel. We’ll step into the Jewish mindset of the priesthood’s sacred calling, see how this moment foreshadows our need for the perfect High Priest, and uncover the grace that flows through the New Covenant in Christ. In the Second Pour...

In this episode of “Coffee with the Superintendent,” we look at 1 Samuel 2:12–21, where the corruption of Eli’s sons stands in sharp contrast to the faithful service of young Samuel. We’ll explore the Old Covenant priesthood through the lens of the Jewish mindset, see how its failures foreshadow the perfect priesthood of Jesus Christ, and learn what it means for modern believers to live and worship with integrity. In “The Second P...

In today’s Coffee with the Superintendent, we open the First Pour with a powerful devotional from 1 Samuel 2:1–11, where Hannah’s prayer overflows with praise to the God who reverses human circumstances, humbles the proud, and exalts His anointed. We explore the Jewish mindset of covenant faith, the New Covenant foreshadowing of Christ’s kingdom, and the call for modern believers to live with joy rooted in salvation, humility befo...

In today’s First Pour, we look at 1 Samuel 1:21–28 and witness Hannah fulfilling the vow she made to the Lord. Rooted in the Jewish customs of vows and sacrificial worship, her act of dedicating Samuel to lifelong service foreshadows the Father’s giving of His Son, Jesus Christ, for our salvation. This devotion draws out the New Covenant truths that our lives, blessings, and commitments ultimately belong to God. Just as Hannah bro...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we journey through the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1:1–20, exploring the depths of sorrow, the power of prayer, and the promises fulfilled through Christ. Through a New Covenant lens, we contrast the Jewish customs and expectations of the Old Covenant with the freedom, access, and fulfillment believers now have in Jesus. Hannah's barren state, her vow, and the miraculous birth of ...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we close out our journey through Hebrews with a rich New Covenant perspective on Hebrews 13:17–25. We explore how the Jewish understanding of leadership, obedience, and covenant is fulfilled and transformed in Christ, our Great Shepherd. We’ll see why submission to godly leadership is not about control but about mutual joy in the gospel, and how grace equips us for every good work...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we open the First Pour with a rich look at Hebrews 13:10–16, exploring what it means to go “outside the camp” with Christ. We’ll walk through the Jewish understanding of this passage, connect the Old and New Covenants, and see how the superiority of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice calls modern believers to a life of continual praise and sacrificial service. In the Second Pour, we t...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we open the First Pour with Hebrews 13:7-9, a passage that reminds us to remember the leaders who faithfully taught us God’s Word, to imitate their faith, and to anchor our lives in the unchanging Christ. In a world full of shifting trends and strange teachings, the call to be strengthened by grace—not rituals or passing ideas—is as urgent today as it was for the early church. We’...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we celebrate birthdays for alumni Gabrielle Stephens and Tristan Collins, and current students Lydia (11th grade), Audreys (7th grade), and Tallen (3rd grade). As our faculty return for professional development and classroom preparation, we reflect on Hebrews 13:1–6—calls to brotherly love, hospitality, compassion, purity, contentment, and courage in Christ. These verses provide t...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, we turn to Hebrews 12:25–29 and explore the power of God’s unshakable kingdom. We’ll walk through the Jewish understanding of God’s voice at Sinai, see how Christ fulfills and surpasses the Old Covenant, and consider how New Covenant believers can stand firm in a world that is being shaken. In the Second Pour, we celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Jeanne Overstreet, who faithfully ser...

In today’s Coffee with the Superintendent, we step into one of the most powerful contrasts in Scripture—Hebrews 12:18–24—where the fearsome thunder of Mount Sinai gives way to the joyful welcome of Mount Zion. We’ll explore how the Jewish audience would have understood this vivid imagery, how the historical figures and places anchor its meaning, and how Jesus, as the mediator of the New Covenant, fulfills every promise with a bett...

In today’s Coffee with the Superintendent, the First Pour explores Hebrews 12:12–17 from a New Covenant perspective, reminding us that Christ strengthens weary hands, makes our paths straight, and calls us to peace and holiness. We’ll see how the Old Covenant warnings and blessings find their fulfillment in Jesus and how that truth shapes our daily walk. In the Second Pour, we celebrate birthdays for alumna Enoch Streeter and kind...

In this deeply personal episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer opens the First Pour with a heartfelt reflection on Hebrews 12:9 and the contrast between flawed earthly fathers and the perfect love and discipline of our Heavenly Father. Drawing from his own life experience, he offers a powerful testimony of forgiveness, growth, and the redemptive fatherhood of God. In the Second Pour, we return after a restful w...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer explores Hebrews 12:7–11 through a New Covenant theological lens. Drawing from Jewish tradition and the audience’s understanding of discipline under the Old Covenant, this First Pour reveals how divine correction is not punishment but proof of adoption. Under the New Covenant, discipline is redemptive, relational, and restorative evidence that we are true sons and ...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer opens Hebrews 12:3–6 to explore how the suffering of Christ redefines hardship in the New Covenant. With cultural insights into Jewish discipline and Old Testament imagery, this First Pour highlights how Jesus’ endurance confirms our identity as sons and daughters of God—not as those abandoned, but as those deeply loved and purposefully shaped. In the Second Pour, ...

In this episode of Coffee with the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Farmer brings the Faith Hall of Fame in Hebrews 11 to its climactic close with a New Covenant reflection on Hebrews 11:39–12:2. Though the great saints of old were commended for their faith, they did not receive the promise apart from us—for Christ had not yet come. Now, through Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, both they and we are made complete. As we are s...