Lifewise 2

(cont'd from yesterday's post)

In this day of opposition to the Bible, even to virtue, there's an organization that "provides Bible education for public school students during school hours." 

It used to be common that public school students could have "release time" to leave the school grounds and receive religious education for a couple of hours. That was a different time decades ago, a time when church attendance was very common. 

But students can still legally be taught the Bible. Lifewise Academy started up in 2019 and expects to operate in 300 schools this year. It must be privately funded, off school grounds, and students must have parents' permission. With anxiety and depression and suicide at high levels, some communities and schools welcome this opportunity to try for better outcomes for the kids. 

Lives have been changing. One school found that students involved with Lifewise were sent to the principal's office for discipline less often. It starts when people of the community ask for it in their schools.