I wasn’t going to write today. My nose is running, my throat is sore, and I’d much rather be languishing on my couch. But I was browsing the Internet for a moment, and I saw WORLDmag.com’s interview with N.D. Wilson. We here are old enough that we have begun collecting Wilson’s novels, and I read the interview with interest. He didn’t let me down, and he did wow me with this one: You’ve said you learned more philosophy, maybe even Continue Reading…
March 9, 2012The first two principles of a Charlotte Mason education are that {1} children are born persons and {2} they are not born either good or bad, but rather with possibilities of good or evil. In my mind, this is basic anthropological theology–these principles naturally flow out of the twin concepts that children come to us as divine image bearers, while they are also fallen and possess a sin nature. {As Christians, we acknowledge that though mankind is fallen, most men Continue Reading…
January 11, 2012I‘ve been reading with great interest Tim Challies’ short series of posts on school choices. Titled The Weaker, The Stronger, The Homeschooler {that’s Part 1, read Part 2 and Part 3 if you like}, Challies takes the text of Romans 14 and the discussion of those who are weak and strong in regard to eating meat or going vegetarian, and superimposes it over the homeschooling issue. Personally, I think his posts are riddled with problems. I’m sure a lot of folks Continue Reading…
July 7, 2011How’s that for a title? Apparently, I’m feeling very ambitious today, but I blame my Monday post for getting me thinking. Isn’t that what we do around here? Think about things after other people have already thought them? Ahem. Last night, while my husband was working, I found myself pondering my ceiling. When I got bored with that, I started thinking about what I’ve heard termed the third wave of homeschool persecution. Some friends of ours came home from a conference Continue Reading…
July 1, 2011
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