“The only spiritual or philosophical objection to steam-engines is not that men pay for them or work at them, or make them very ugly, or even that men are killed by them; but merely that men do not play at them.” — G.K. Chesterton Cosmology is the study of...
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The Peacemaker Monthly The Beauty of Forgiveness by Cara McLauchlan “Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” — Colossians 3:13 I will never forget the day my sister let me drive her brand new red truck....
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Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: July 18, 2012 Part 1: The Simplest Circuit In our present digital age, kids are in love with anything involving electricity. They are amazed by their...
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The difference between “crashing” a computer and “smashing” a computer is subtle, but highly satisfying. Until last year, my long-since-dysfunctional school computer had been gathering dust in a hall closet. Preparing for a move, I wanted to be rid of it, but I was also leery of data security,...
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In Challenge B, Classical Conversations students investigate and discuss claims of the origins of life, centered on the book Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds by Phillip Johnson. In the book, Johnson introduces students to a new theory called Intelligent Design. Unfortunately, most people have either never heard of Intelligent Design or...
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This article originally appeared on the blog Hays Haus. We hope you enjoy reading it here. As parents, we have the opportunity to instill countless habits, tendencies, or trajectories in our children’s lives. Some of these come naturally by virtue of the atmosphere of our households; we simply breathe...
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Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: April 1, 2014 Easter is almost upon us! But before we can celebrate Easter we must first pass through the forty days before Easter, known as...
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“Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.” —Francis Bacon Devices of style make our writing come alive! Figures of speech, also called devices of style, are “a form of speech, artfully varied from common usage.” 1 Students who...
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Media and culture repeatedly preach musical taste as having something inherently associated with who you are as an individual, what you value, and your meaning as a person. This is why many of us have “favorite” bands or artists. We may even take offense when others do not like...
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When our daughter, Michelle, was a young child, my wife and I began reading biographies of great Christian heroes with her. One day while on vacation, when Michelle was ten, we were reading about missionary Gladys Aylward. After finishing a chapter, she looked up at me and exclaimed, “Dad,...
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Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: August 15, 2014 Sweet melody amidst the moving spheres Breaks forth, a solemn and entrancing sound, A harmony whereof the earth’s green hills Give but the...
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What is the most valuable weapon a teacher or tutor wields? What can make a banal lecture bounce to life? What is the one thing guaranteed to wake the sleepy student? Questions! Throughout the history of classical education, teachers have used the simple question to invigorate the classroom setting....
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