Denise Konkle said she didn’t know much about LifeWise Academy, a Bible-based program for public school students, when she started talking with a friend about it late last year.
But Konkle and her friend, Bev Kiesler, were interested. And less than a year later, they and others got a local LifeWise program off the ground in Floyd County, with plans to grow.
The initial students, first and second graders at Greenville Elementary School started classes a few weeks ago. They go for 40 minutes once a week to learn about the Bible and “Living LifeWise” character traits, like gratitude, respect and obedience…