Joshua Gibbs

The Connection Between Good Taste And Salvation

“One of the reasons American Christians have lost any real concern for beauty is because they do not know how to connect beauty with salvation, and so they believe there is no connection. This belief is entirely quixotic, though, because very few Christians have ever heard a real proposal about what the connection might be.Continue reading “The Connection Between Good Taste And Salvation”

The Basque Market

I’m slowly sampling Boise’s culinary scene. Yesterday, I went to The Basque Market and bought a bunch of conservas. The smoked sardines were quite good.

The Apotheosis of the Renaissance

The Apotheosis of the Renaissance by Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian, 1888) I find this astounding.

The Future of Television Is AI

The fourth season of Stranger Things, but instead of “Running Up That Hill,” it’s “Like A Surgeon” by Weird Al.

How Do You Talk To High School Students?

“It’s my hope that A Parley with Youth will give parents a new perspective on the role that teachers can and should play for students, and that teachers also see this role as an agreeable possibility. Of all my accomplishments as a teacher, the one I’m most proud of is the significant number of former students withContinue reading “How Do You Talk To High School Students?”

Why I Love Watching The Olympics

“While the lines of competition are drawn between nations, watching the Olympic Games tends to produce a remarkable balance between love of one’s own people and love of others. The first sort of love seems to easily segue into the second. When watching, I intuitively pull for the United States, but I find myself easily won overContinue reading “Why I Love Watching The Olympics”

That’s Publishing 2.0: Even The New York Times

Nike’s Marketing Incoherence/’23 vs ’24

Last year’s corporate slogan: This year’s corporate slogan (for the Olympics): Just something about “winning.” Go back and forth between the generous and the selfish at will. It’s all the same. This is just how corporate virtues work, though. LinkedIn word salad. Diversity then excellence, teamwork then individualism, sophistication then agrarianism, Dionysus then Apollo…

When Classical Schools Outsource Thinking And Writing To Robots

“We assume professionals use certain resources and abstain from using others. A carpenter doesn’t hide his use of a hammer, neither does a cook hide his use of a can-opener. However, if a homemaker dresses up a bakery cake such that it appears she made it herself, and if she accepts compliments on the cakeContinue reading “When Classical Schools Outsource Thinking And Writing To Robots”

Bible Class and Bible Study

Most classical Christian schools have never entirely sorted out whether they want Bible classes or theology classes. “Bible class” has become a bit of a catch-all term, much like “Bible study.” I regularly hear students say they go to a “Bible study” where they are reading some lately published memoir about overcoming trauma. It isContinue reading “Bible Class and Bible Study”