View: reading the paper in the lobby of the Jefferson on the last day of the year.
Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs
A Matter Of (Christmas) Taste
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”
Child Psych
At sixteen, a child wants to please his parents, but not obey them.
Helicopter Crash, Snowplow Crash
“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” ― John Wilmot
Growth
Last week, our church (St. Cyprian of Carthage in Midlothian, VA) received eight new catechumens, all of whom appeared to be under the age of thirty, and more than half of whom were unmarried. And this, at a small church in the middle of the woods, half an hour away from the city, with noContinue reading “Growth”
How To Teach The Same Books Over And Over Again
“The teacher has only to take stock of his soul as class begins and consider all that God has lately asked him to ponder through the divinely appointed accidents, epiphanies, and confrontations of the day. A teacher doesn’t need to stretch a chapter in Pride & Prejudice in order to talk about jealousy, gossip, broken relationships withContinue reading “How To Teach The Same Books Over And Over Again”
What Happens Next
Teacher: Have you been baptized? Student: Well, my metaverse avatar, which is Kermit the Frog dressed as the police officer from the Village People, was e-baptized at a service in a digital Dave & Busters. Does that count? Teacher: A baptism really needs to be a public profession of faith. Student: There were 43,000 peopleContinue reading “What Happens Next”
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 