Cultural context

On Letting Them Struggle

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In a previous post I suggested a few ways parents can train up their children well by letting them struggle and even fail. One important goal of parenting is to prepare children for adulthood, and that means guiding them through hard times toward being more responsible and accountable. I would encourage all of you to […]

On Sheltering Our Children

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You love your children. That means you provide for them, nurture them, care for them. And you shelter them. You literally shelter your children by providing a home for them to live in. But you also shelter them from hardship and privation. Sometimes, though, “sheltering your children” is a criticism directed at parents who place […]

An Education with a Better Story

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There are many things to love about classical Christian education. Here is a big one: classical Christian education offers a better story. A better story of the world and a better story for your child. Secular progressive education focuses on education’s utilitarian purpose — and thus focuses learning on career aspirations and job training. The […]

Rifles Versus Tanks

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I want to share a passage with you from Dorothy Sayers’s seminal lecture “The Lost Tools of Learning.” Delivered at Oxford in 1947, her lecture has been reprinted as an essay that has had enormous influence on thinking Christians interested in giving their children an excellent education. But don’t think of her lecture as a […]

Rededicating Ourselves to a Great Purpose

Here’s your “dog bites mailman,” obvious news bulletin of the day: the world is a dangerous, scary place. And the more things change, the more they stay the same; the world has always been (in the words of Luther) “with devils filled,” “for still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe.” The world […]

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