I knew how to teach. What I didn't know was how to bring my faith into the classroom. So I prayed for guidance, and I went looking in Scripture. Over eight years—in a Title I public school and a private international school—I applied what I found to my life and to my teaching, and I watched it change both. Two schools could hardly have been more different. What surprised me was how much they had in common. Whatever your students' income, ethnicity, culture, or language, the Bible speaks to your classroom.

Right Before the Bell is what came out of those years: 101 devotionals written for teachers, about teaching. Each entry meets you where the work actually happens—the difficult parent email, the lesson that fell flat, the student you can't seem to reach, the Monday you didn't have in you. You'll find pedagogical insight, spiritual encouragement, and practical strategies for working with students, and every entry closes with a specific action step and a prayer. Listen to it alone in the quiet minutes before your students arrive. Work through it with a grade-level team or small group. Use it for whole-staff training. However you use it, take a few minutes right before the bell—and step into your room equipped to teach by biblical principles.

May God bless you and the students He's placed in your care.