This coming week marks the beginning of the school year in Oregon. All over the state right now, teachers and students are both trying to avoid going back to school. The first week of school represents a blank slate, and an opportunity to make needed changes in order to experience your best year yet! Does the advice that teachers provide students in order to have a successful year have spiritual connections? Today we'll explore some of the traditional educational advice and see what it takes to have our best year yet.

Ben Light

Pastor, United Church of God

Ben is an elder serving as Pastor for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Oregon congregations of the United Church of God. He is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hunting, fishing and being in God's creation.