Abdication for Dummies: The Best Ways to Ruin a Classical Christian Education

Posted by veritas on Sep 9, 2010 9:13:41 AM

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

A Striking Dissimilarity; Part 2

Posted by veritas on Sep 7, 2010 9:32:18 AM

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

Helpful Correctives from the Old Testament, Part 2

Posted by veritas on Sep 3, 2010 7:06:07 PM

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

Helpful Correctives from the Old Testament, Part 1

Posted by veritas on Sep 2, 2010 10:19:02 AM

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

The Best and Worst Idea in Local Education

Posted by veritas on Aug 31, 2010 8:53:14 AM

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

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The “Jesus” Problem, Part #5

Posted by veritas on Aug 30, 2010 5:44:57 PM

In past installments of the “Jesus” Problem, we have worked our way through some of the issues confronting education in general and Christian education specially. We have seen how ... Read More

The “Jesus” Problem, Part 4

Posted by veritas on Aug 27, 2010 5:36:19 PM

We have looked at how corporations, the political left, and the political right are reacting to Christ and how they are supporting (or refusing to support schools that have Christ in their ... Read More

The “Jesus” Problem, Part 3

Posted by veritas on Aug 26, 2010 9:01:42 AM

In The “Jesus” Problems, Part 1 and 2, we have seen that corporations—especially large ones—are now very willing to support any cause except one that names Jesus Christ. We ... Read More

A Striking Dissimilarity

Posted by veritas on Aug 19, 2010 9:25:06 AM

I am working my way through an online video list of 50 Great Political Speeches. Today, I listened to this clip of John F. Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech. Here ... Read More

The “Jesus” Problem, Part 2

Posted by veritas on Aug 18, 2010 12:40:49 PM

In the first part of this blog post—See The “Jesus” Problem, Part 1—I chronicled how “Jesus” ends up being a stumbling block for the business community. They ... Read More