I grew up in a household of three: mom, brother and me. My dad wasn’t really around. My brother is in a wheelchair, so at an early age I had to step up and become the man of the house. In 3rd grade, my elementary school actually closed down, so I had to switch to […]
When I was young, I wanted to be a missionary. When I think about it, my childhood dream really did come true, but in a way I never could have expected or imagined. I’ve known God my whole life, but in my senior year of high school, I experienced the power of the Holy Spirit […]
Amber Ritsema has been to countless Sunday church services in her life, but she will never forget the service on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The church she had attended her whole life, along with multiple generations of her family, was holding its last service before closing its doors forever. As she looked around at the […]
This post is adapted from an interview with Rocio Velasquez-Morales (’14). I came to The Potter House against my will in 2010. At first, I wasn’t excited to come to a Christian school. I had always attended public schools since Kindergarten and I was used to that environment. However, my parents wanted a better future […]
Jori Orr – High School English Jori Orr grew up in Illinois, attending Christian schools her whole life. She fondly remembers how her high school teachers poured into her life, both academically and spiritually. The experience inspired her to become a teacher herself—particularly in a school centered on Christ—so she could bless students the way […]
The Dream For years, TPH middle school teacher Eunsub Cho has wrestled with a provocative question: What would it look like to teach science through the lens of wonder? “Wonder is a word that was big in my journey as a science teacher,” Cho shared. “It’s a way of coming to see what science is, […]
HOW GOSPEL MUSIC HELPED A GROUP OF POTTER’S HOUSE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND PERSONALITIES FIND HOPE AND BELONGING. On May 2, 2019, the eleven members of The Potter’s House High School Gospel Choir walked onto the stage of the J.W. Marriott ballroom, and led hundreds of attendees of the annual TPH Banquet in […]
From May 6-10, the 8th-grade class spent an unforgettable week in Washington, D.C., learning about the history of our country and institutions that make up our democracy. But this was not merely a sightseeing trip. It was a week-long intensive course on Christian leadership and discernment. Superintendent John Booy challenged the students to reflect deeply […]
April-June 2019 Prayer Calendar