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It’s summertime as I write this blog post, which means when I’m not working, I’m enjoying long pool days, reading mystery novels, and binge-watching Netflix. My show of the week is an FBI series where heroes save the world from terrorists and cyber attacks every episode. There are three women on the team. They all wear spiked heels to work every day. They chase criminals down long, dark, gravel alleyways and win fistfights with assassins twice their size . . . all while wearing 3-inch heels.
And herein lies my problem with this show: the shoes.
My sons played football.  They were required to wear cleats to play, or even to practice. Furthermore, the football team members could not just wear any old cleats; they had to be football cleats, which somehow differ from soccer cleats, which differ from golf cleats, which differ from baseball cleats . . . you get the picture. The shoes matter.
My daughter used to be a dancer. She had to wear clogging/tap shoes or ballet flats to dance lessons and recitals. Nikes or Birkenstocks would not have been the appropriate footwear for these events. The shoes matter.
My husband, a police sergeant, wears boots to work. Hey Dudes or Crocs would not cut it in his line of work.  The shoes matter.
Why, oh why, then, does Hollywood believe female FBI agents’ attire should culminate in 3-inch spiked heels?
Then again, maybe I’m focusing too much on the shoes.
Isaiah 52:7 says,
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’”
So maybe it’s more important to focus on the feet inside the shoes. More specifically, maybe it’s all about the people attached to those feet. Even more to the point, it’s about the message brought by those feet-having, shoe-wearing people.
And what is that message? Let’s break it down:
They bring good news—not gossip, not gloom, but good news of shared burdens and hope for the future.

They proclaim peace and good tidings to a world that is often divided and to people who are often full of anxiety and despair.

They proclaim salvation—a reminder that our greatest need, the need for forgiveness and reconciliation, has been met in Christ.

They say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”—a bold declaration that no matter what things look like, God, the God of the Israelites, the Father of Jesus the Messiah, is still on the throne.

Historically, “Zion” refers to the Hebrews in Jerusalem, the people with whom God chose to dwell. But spiritually, Zion is a symbol of God’s people—those who belong to Him and proclaim Him as Lord. Therefore, in a way, all Christian believers are messengers. We are called to bring good news, proclaim peace, and remind the people around us that God still reigns. In the midst of protests, warfare, and even terror attacks like those in my new binge-worthy show, God is still in control.
It’s a blessed calling to be able to share this hope with young people. The Bible says,
“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” –Romans 10:14, NIV
It is our job to “preach” this Good News to our students. In the end, the most beautiful feet may not be the ones in heels. Instead, they’re the ones walking faithfully, carrying the hope of Christ to a fallen world.
This is the message we bring to our students at CCAC. The biblical metanarrative explains that God created us, we sinned and need forgiveness, God made a plan for redemption through Christ, and He has prepared a place for us to live reconciled to Him. All curricula are taught through this biblical worldview lens. Our goal is to ensure our students are prepared for life beyond our walls, not only academically but spiritually as well. We teach that each of our diverse students is an image-bearer of God and has access to His plan for redemption. All it takes is faith in Christ.
Are your feet walking in this faith today? Are your children’s feet among the beautiful feet of those bringing the good news to a fallen world? Christ Classical Academy is committed to this calling. Our school may not be the right place for everyone, but if you’re committed to education with a bent toward a biblical worldview, take a closer look at CCAC. Whether your children’s feet are in cleats, boots, ballet flats, or Nikes, we want them walking in truth.
At Christ Classical Academy of Charlotte, we’re training the next generation to wear the shoes of the Gospel, ready to go wherever God sends them, proclaiming that the God of Zion, the one whose beautiful feet wore sandals that we are not even worthy to untie (Mark 1:7) is still on the throne.
So maybe it doesn’t really matter if you wear boots, cleats, or even 3-inch heels. What matters is the message you carry wherever your feet take you. Whether CCAC students are at the gym in tennis shoes, binge-watching Netflix in house slippers, at the beach in flip-flops, or wearing sandals in the Starbucks check-out line, our students will know the good news and, with the Holy Spirit's help and direction, be able to proclaim it to those around them.