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
Love and Grief
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
The Big Short; Part 2
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:
Read MoreAbdication for Dummies: The Best Ways to Ruin a Classical Christian Education
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
Helpful Correctives from the Old Testament, Part 1
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 “Jesus” Problem, Part #5
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
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 2
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
The “Jesus” Problem, Part 1
Recently, I have hit upon a frightening truth. Jesus is getting in the way at Veritas Academy. No, we are not looking to kick Him out. In fact, we would like more of Him, but still He is in the ... Read More
The Roots of Classical Christian Education
Here is an article that I read recently done by my pastor, Dr. Gregg Strawbridge, on an obscure but interesting Medieval teacher called Peter of Spain. He was an exceedingly important teacher ... Read More