As I continue to grow older, I’m not sure if the “bad things” happening in the world are increasing, or if I’m simply becoming...
Published Articles
The following articles are taken from the Excelsior, a quarterly WCA publication highlighting the builing blocks of a Classical Christian Education and its results.
The Eternal Things
After a whirlwind few weeks we have found ourselves living in a world where terms like “social distancing” and “shelter in...
Lifelong “Learner” Not Just “Earner”
The text of Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem depicts Equality 7-2521, an attractive, well-built, astute man whose ultimate...
The Battle for the Intellect and Hearts of Our Children
Verses 10-12 of Ephesians 6 say, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of...
Overcoming … and helping others do the same
What do you want to be when you grow up? I could never answer this question with the title of a profession but answered by...
What My Classical Education Means to Me
G.K. Chesterton once said that “Education is not a subject, and it does not deal in subjects. It is instead the transfer of a...
Humanities: The Equipping of Hearts
I would like to offer you a peek into the Humanities classroom. The detective in Umberto Eco’s mystery novel, The Name of the...
Math, Science & Christ: How do they Mesh?
How do we approach math and science from a Christian worldview? There are two primary reasons to explore the disciplines of...
The Perils of the Man Made in The Two Towers
In the novel The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, Treebeard claims that “Saruman has a mind of metal and wheels, and he does not...
Shall We Divide or Multiply?
“If I have two pizzas, each cut into eight slices, and there are six hungry fourth graders, how many slices would each one get?”...
Why Would a Software Engineer Choose a Classical Christian School?
Many of my colleagues—most of whom are engineers—are surprised to learn that Sarah and I send our children to a school that...
Why Classical Christian Education? Bringing Order Out of Chaos
C.S. Lewis eloquently summarizes my love for great literature in his book An Experiment in Criticism, “The best safeguard...