If you like what you hear and you are able to, please do consider financially supporting our mission.  We are a small "Mom & Pop Shop."  We would love and appreciate your financial support.  Please go to   https://bit.ly/3g7Rn1p    Thanks for your support.  GOD BLESS!!If you want to share stories / be interviewed, please contact us at   [email protected] visit our website:  https://www.conductingmylife.comTODAY'S EPISODE - Recorded July 20, 2023Today's episode is about being told not to say "God" in the classroom and in April 2021, being told by the principal, "Leave Jesus Christ in the parking lot."  I was inspired to do this story by Coach Joe from Bremerton HS.  He is the football coach who took a knee FOLLOWING a football game.  Won his case in the Supreme Court.  There are times when I wish I had pushed back.  Yet, I believe to leave the "pushback" in God's hands.  If someone would like to help me pushback, I would consider that to be a sign form GOD:  PUSHCBACK, PAUL!!  Please know that I would love you to share this and all my podcast episodes.  Also, please -- I would love to interview teachers about their stories in the classroom.  We need to let the world know what is happening.Background of who I am:  In July 1989, began teaching high school music in a small Northern California town.  I moved several times.  I like to build programs.  Thanks to Jesus Christ, my wife, family, and many MANY students and their families, my career has had many great moments, including not limited to:  performances at Disneyland, New York, Chicago, Portland Rose Festival Parade (Out of State Champs 1994); conducted several middle school honor bands, author of a book, lecturer.  Yet, I do have stories that even when I share them - remind me of "hurting people hurt people."  Since March 30, 1991, Diana and I have been married.  We have two grown children.  A daughter-in-law.  A son-in-law (October 7, 2023).  Two beautiful grandsons.Also, please buy my book!!  CONDUCTING MY LIFE  https://www.amazon.com/Conducting-My-Life-Lessons-Teacher-ebook/dp/B01E82J5QA/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1YA4BXVB1W3DS&keywords=conducting+my+life+book&qid=1689266451&sprefix=conducting+my+life+book%2Caps%2C312&sr=8-7Scottish Banjo Music: https://youtu.be/4G2CGZIWccoGreat book!!  "If God is Good"  https://www.amazon.com/If-God-Good-Faith-Suffering/dp/1601425791/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689444508&sr=8-1