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Words of Encouragement and Insight from Dr. Jason Song of New Covenant Academy


Parenting Pre-Teens
I’d like to share the following advice/guidelines with the parents of preteens (10-12 years old). Preteens are in grades 6-8. They are...

Jason Song
Feb 1, 20224 min read


Why Study Apologetics?
When I was in college (and into my first few years of grad school), I had some serious questions about God, faith, and Christianity. I'm...

Jason Song
Jan 25, 20223 min read


Managing the Next 8,760 Hours
I thank God for the gift of time. God gives an equal amount of time to everyone every day--24 hours or 1,440 minutes. No one gets more,...

Jason Song
Jan 18, 20222 min read


Thank God in Challenging Times
"Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone." I like that saying. So, to whom should you express your gratitude? And, are you thankful...

Jason Song
Jan 10, 20222 min read


Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Every year, people make New Year’s Resolutions. According to the Internet, the Top 10 New Year's Resolutions are: (1) start exercising or...

Jason Song
Jan 7, 20222 min read


Emotional Well-Being (Part 2)
In recent years, one of the buzzwords or topics in the field of education has been Growth Mindset - a belief that says everyone can grow...

Jason Song
Oct 14, 20212 min read


Emotional Well-Being (Part 1)
Beyond basic needs such as food. clothes, and shelter, what do our children need the most? That's the question we have to answer as...

Jason Song
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Wait For It....
Some years ago, my family vacationed at Lake Tahoe. It was almost midnight when we arrived at the hotel, so we had no idea what the...

Jason Song
Mar 3, 20213 min read


Warning! (to 12th Graders)
Warning! Danger Ahead! (Principal Song’s Advice To the Seniors and Their Parents) I am sure the current 12th graders cannot wait to...

Jason Song
Mar 3, 20214 min read


2021: Deja Vu All Over Again?
I was so eager to put 2020 behind and start the new year afresh. Yet, the attack on the U.S. Capitol reminded me of human depravity and...

Jason Song
Mar 3, 20212 min read


COVID Christmas
What comes to your mind when you think of Christmas? Pine trees with sparkling ornaments and twinkling lights? Carefully wrapped gifts...

Jason Song
Dec 1, 20203 min read


Willing and Able (Part 2)
Most people we encounter fall into two categories: Unable-but-Willing and Able-but-Unwilling. (See the image on the right.) If you are a...

Jason Song
Nov 19, 20203 min read


Willing and Able (Part 1)
A professor once told me that there are four types of people: Willing and Able Willing but Unable Unwilling but Able Unwilling and Unable...

Jason Song
Nov 18, 20202 min read


Virtuoso
The seven virtues Aristotle listed are courage, temperance, wealth, honor, anger, relationship, and humility. Aristotle argues that any ....

Jason Song
Sep 17, 20202 min read


Attitude is Everything
PART I Students prepare for the new school year by acquiring new backpacks, writing tools, or clothes. However, I hope they can begin the...

Jason Song
Sep 14, 20203 min read


Humility
The term humility is rooted in the Latin word humilitas, a noun that means “humble,” “grounded” or “rooted in the earth,” and “low.” The...

Jason Song
Sep 9, 20204 min read


Passion for Education
If you are considering going into teaching or are new to teaching, I hope and pray that you will find passionate mentors who will model the

Jason Song
Sep 9, 20203 min read


Embrace the Mystery of God
To skeptics and atheists, unless God can be figured out completely to their satisfaction, and unless religion is logically fool-proof,...

Jason Song
Oct 22, 20193 min read


Brutal Honesty for Christian School Leaders
In the greater Los Angeles area, some 50+ private schools--mostly religious schools--closed down in the past 20 years. There are a number...

Jason Song
Oct 22, 20193 min read


Evidence for God #6: Ontological Argument
Concerning the existence and nature of God, Saint Anselm (1033-1109), the Archbishop of Canterbury, offers in Proslogium an a priori...

Jason Song
Sep 25, 20193 min read
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