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Recently, I have had the privilege of being at a number of political and quasi-political informational meetings. We are blessed here in Lancaster County to be represented in Washington by Joe ... Read More

I am headed out to the Solanco Fair tonight. I wanted to share with you an article I wrote for an obscure Journal for Christian men. It is my homage to the Fair and life in the County. It was ... Read More

A faithful reader of the blog, sent me this article from Thomas Freidman. It brilliantly points out the “motivation deficit” in American students and the “sacrifice ... Read More

This weekend I was asked to pray during the funeral of Emily’s grandmother, Mildred Kreider. Grammy and Gappy (Stanley) were married for 67 years and as their family, church family, and ... Read More

A thoughtful reader emailed me about Lewis’ The Big Short and asked, “so what is Veritas doing that might address this problem?”

Good question. Here I my answer:

Recently, I was talking with a seasoned headmaster from another ACCS school. It was his second day of school—we had yet to start. He had to cut away from the conversation for a moment. When ... Read More

I might have to stop listening to the 50 Greatest Speeches. It is really depressing. This morning, I ventured back to the Brandenburg Gate to hear a portion of President Reagan’s “Tear ... Read More

Here is another great lesson from Judges. This one from chapter 6 (the Call of Gideon). Here is the context. Israel, again, has forsaken God and He has given them over to the oppressor—this ... Read More

I have a pattern of reading through the Scriptures. Each day I read a chapter or so of the Old Testament in general, from the Old Testament Wisdom Literature (Psalms, Proverbs, etc.), and the New ... Read More

This morning’s Intelligencer Journal has a very interesting story on new ideas being implemented by local school districts.

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