A Political Disconnect

Posted by veritas on Nov 17, 2010 1:05:39 PM

Today, as I was driving home and leaning right (I always lean right when I listen to NPR), I heard another explanation of why taxes should be raised for the rich—i.e., those having an income ... Read More

Reflections on Veterans Day

Posted by veritas on Nov 12, 2010 9:43:36 AM

Today, we celebrated Veterans Day. We held a formal and solemn ceremony at Veritas Academy. I was blessed to be in attendance. Roger St. Germaine, an old friend and a godly example of courage and ... Read More

Tithing

Posted by veritas on Nov 10, 2010 9:09:35 AM

Doing some reading in tithing recently. Here is a blog post from Douglas Wilson that is very interesting especially concerning the discretion of the person giving the tithe to direct it. I am not ... Read More

On the other side of the waterfall?

Posted by veritas on Nov 9, 2010 10:28:37 AM

This last Tuesday might have been an historic election in our country and state. Time will tell. There are a number of different possible outcomes concerning the election. We could see a return of ... Read More

Drug Use Down….Maybe?!!?

Posted by veritas on Nov 2, 2010 9:06:05 AM

You might have seen the encouraging headline in the paper a few days ago: “Drug Use Down at Manheim Township”. Here is a link to the entire story and to the graph behind it:

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Life is The Comedy

Posted by veritas on Oct 27, 2010 9:24:32 AM

Thinking today about the famous ending of Purgatory XXVII. Where Virgil says to the Pilgrim Dante:

“No longer wait for what I do or say,

Your judgment is now ... Read More

Technology and Your Child

Posted by veritas on Oct 26, 2010 9:51:45 AM

I have attached a recent article on the number of text messages sent by the average American teenager. I have included it because I want someone to disprove it. I do not want to believe it. The ... Read More

An Interesting Article

Posted by veritas on Oct 12, 2010 9:40:01 AM

As most of you who follow the news will know, Tyler Clementi, a freshman a Rutgers, recently committed suicide after his roommate secretly tapped him in a compromising situation in his dorm room. ... Read More

Boys Will Be Boys, but Will They Be Men?

Posted by veritas on Oct 8, 2010 4:04:03 PM

One of my teachers forwarded this interesting article from the Wall Street Journal. Here it is:

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Dancing, Culture, and the Absence of Jesus

Posted by veritas on Oct 7, 2010 1:56:46 PM

Remember, dancing can be good!

Today the paper smacked me as it too often does with another sign that our culture is headed in the wrong direction. The front page story in the Lancaster ... Read More