There’s an unsettling feeling that follows when the role that once defined you suddenly disappears. For Joel Arcieri, StoneBridge School Class of 2009, that time came when he stepped away from ministry — and with it, the title of “pastor” that had shaped his identity for years. What followed was a season marked by depression and anxiety, a time when his faith was tested.
As the leaves turn and college football season reaches full stride, I’m struck by how much the game has changed. Shifts in the culture of sports remind me of an old classic I watched a few years ago, one that offers a surprising parallel betwen pragmatism and principle. Pragmatism whispers, “Do whatever works. Bend the truth if you must. Cut the corner. Chase the result.” Principle, on the other hand, calls us to the harder path…
Every October, schools across the nation observe Bullying Prevention Month—a time to confront one of the most persistent issues facing young people today. But for Christian schools like StoneBridge, the issue invites a much deeper response. Upper School Vice Principal Candice Square-Miles and Senior Avery Scholes recently reflected on how the biblical worldview embraced at StoneBridge shapes the approach to confronting bullying within the student body. Listen to their conversation.
The following is the first of a four-part message Pastor Corbett Casteen, with Liberty Live Church, delivered during this year’s Upper School Retreat, Sept. 16-18. How do we stay faithful in a culture that pulls us in every other direction? Daniel’s life shows us what it looks like to live for God in a world that doesn’t.
At StoneBridge School, the journey of Christian education is a seamless thread—woven from the earliest grades through graduation. What begins in the Lower and Middle School classrooms with the shaping of a Biblical worldview and disciplined learning habits matures in high school into a life of purpose guided by four defining ideals: Scholarship, Stewardship, Servanthood, and Statesmanship. The strength of this foundation is evident in the success of our alumni.
Mount Everest stirs something ancient in the soul. A yearning to rise. A hunger to behold something that cannot be bought, only earned. The summit is not just a place on a map; it’s a place in the heart where fear meets faith, and faith stands taller. Every remarkable ascent begins long before the first step is taken. At StoneBridge, we, too, are preparing for a climb. Not one of rock and ice, but of faith and formation.
