The below is a commencement address delivered earlier this month to the graduating class of New Covenant School of Anderson, SC.
I. Introduction
As each of you graduates prepares to step out into the wide world before you and do the work God has called you to do, it is important to realize that, however unglamorous that new job or that next stage of your studies may be, you are undertaking a kingly task—sharing in Adam’s work of dominion, and acting as emissaries of Christ your high king.
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Brad Littlejohn
Brad Littlejohn (Ph.D, University of Edinburgh) is Director of Programs and Education at American Compass. He lives in Loudoun County, VA, with his wife, Rachel, and four children.