Proverbs is addressed to “my son.” In fact, “my son” is addressed more than twenty times. There are nearly fifty questions asked in the book of Proverbs. They are all rhetorical. Every one of them.
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What If We Taught Some Books Twice?
“Reading Paradise Lost a second time proves it was read rightly the first time. The second read proves the reader is digging, humble, obedient. It is our need to dig into the book, to be humble and silent before it, which has made it famous.” -from The Glory Of A Second Read: What If We Taught SomeContinue reading “What If We Taught Some Books Twice?”
Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?
With John Heers of The First Things Foundation on Why Are We Talking About Rabbits? Listen to the episode on Spotify here.
You Catch More Flies With Honey Than Vinegar, But Get Real
“When teachers and parents disagree, it’s rarely goals they disagree on. It’s the means of achieving those goals. St. Paul teaches, “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” We all want a harvest ofContinue reading “You Catch More Flies With Honey Than Vinegar, But Get Real”
The Worst Super Bowl Half Time Show Ever
There is a common misbelief that the 2011 Super Bowl Half Time Show, which featured the Black Eyed Peas, is the worst of all time. I myself may have participated in this error. The 2000 Super Bowl Half Time Show is not only worse, it is also one of the stranger things to ever happenContinue reading “The Worst Super Bowl Half Time Show Ever”
A Rather Common But Nonetheless Lamentable Inability To Distinguish Between Direct And Indirect Causes
American revolutionaries: (throwing pilot from cockpit onto tarmac) No captain by Captain Jesus! American revolutionaries: (overturning pots and pans in the kitchen) No chef but Chef Jesus! American revolutionaries: (shanking a heart surgeon) No doctor but Dr. Jesus!
Is Classical Christian Education Necessarily Racist?
“One of the first objections skeptics raise to classical Christian education is the insistence that slavery is old and so classical Christian education must be racist given it vindicates everything old; however, classicism does not vindicate everything old. It assumes the goodness of things which last, and slavery is a human institution which has beenContinue reading “Is Classical Christian Education Necessarily Racist?”
Schedule For The 2023 Gibbs Classical Online Conference
FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Session No. 1 | 10:30 am How to Test, How to Grade What does a fair test over Augustine’s Confessions look like for an eighth grader? How about a sophomore? What about a fourth grader? And what’s the difference between an essay that earns an 87% as opposed to an 88%? This lectureContinue reading “Schedule For The 2023 Gibbs Classical Online Conference”
Registration Is Now Open For The 2023 Gibbs Classical Online Conference
On June 23 and 24, I will deliver eight new lectures at the 2023 Gibbs Classical Online Conference. Registration is now open for the conference. You can read descriptions of the lectures and register to attend here.
On Finding Missionally-Aligned Families
If a certain classical school was not skilled at discerning which prospective families were missionally-aligned and which families weren’t, who would be the first to know? a. The administration b. The admissions office c. The faculty d. The parents of missionally-aligned families e. The children of missionally-aligned families f. Someone else
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 