Lord of Tomorrow Morning

Convocation Remarks 2007 Fleetwood Mac exhorted us all plainly. “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.” Well, okay. And politicians consistently tell us that they want to be elected so that they can build a bridge to the future—as though we could go anywhere else, whether we build that bridge or not. But behind these bromides is …

What We All Wished We Had

For the last several years, I have been privileged to be involved in editorial and writing work on the Omnibus project. Some of you may have noticed the books as they have appeared in the right hand column here. Just yesterday I received Volume III in the mail, and thought this would be a good …

On Behalf of NSA

I am grateful for this “shameless appeals” category on this blog. It enables me to point to various ministries that are genuinely worthy of support from the broader Christian community, and today’s lesson has to do with New St. Andrews College. But those who don’t want to suffer through a shameless appeal can just press …

Two Cheers for Michael Horton

Also in this most recent copy of Modern Reformation is a section taking on the whole issue of classical Christian education, along with other assorted educational alternatives. The representation of our position is (generally) pretty fair, and their qualified respect for our labors in the field of education was genuinely appreciated. This was all the …

Party Spirit and Education Options

How is it possible to study the various Christian options for the education of your kids, come to settled conclusions, be prepared to articulate those conclusions for any who are interested, and yet avoid the besetting sin of factionalism and party spirit? After all, we have Christian parents who use homeschooling, others who use homeschool …