Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs

The Enduring Appeal Of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

“A Charlie Brown Christmas insists the problem is not with Christmas, but with us. Christmas doesn’t need to be fixed. We do. While we tend to remember all the comments about ‘commercialism’ made in the film, in the end, A Charlie Brown Christmas asks those who complain about Christmas commercialism to quit soapboxing and sing aContinue reading “The Enduring Appeal Of “A Charlie Brown Christmas””

The Megachurching Of Classical Christian Education

“The average megachurch talks constantly about ‘taking over this town for Jesus.’ It’s a large scale cultural project with returns that can be easily measured. And the megachurch model is (apparently) successful, at least in the short run, which is what tempts classical Christian schools to borrow the megachurch ethos, aesthetics, and business model.” -fromContinue reading “The Megachurching Of Classical Christian Education”

The Next Generation Of Classical Educators Is Here

“Do a little digging and you will find the About Us section of most classical Christian school websites is really not all that different from non-classical Christian school websites. However, one gets the distinct impression that Bobby McGee is not trying to win any popularity contests. At present, the students at St. Francis Classical doContinue reading “The Next Generation Of Classical Educators Is Here”