Month: April 2017

What I Learned in a Vietnam Prison about Raising the Next Generation

Bruce Flanagan spent four months in a prison in Hanoi after his humanitarian and ministry work nearly cost him his life. A few years later he was back as a businessman and gained influence and friends with leaders as high up as the prime minister. Five years ago, after he adopted two children, he seriously…

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Why your student should go to a classical Christian high school

A child today will spend some 16,000 hours in school between Kindergarten and their graduation. How should that time be spent to prepare a child for the “real world?” Learning the latest greatest technology that will be obsolete by graduation only sets them up to fail and to misunderstand what skills are truly necessary for…

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Who Wears the Pants? Kids or Parents? Parts 1 – 3

In the late 1950s the sitcom “Father Knows Best” ran for six successful seasons. Jim Anderson was the confident father who was clearly the loving authority in his home, along with his wife, Margaret. Whenever their children Betty, Bud, and Kathy needed advice on anything at all, they always turned to their father, because he…

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West vs. East in an Age of Celebrated Multiculturalism

London embodies the ancient and the modern in its skyline from St. Paul’s Cathedral to the new jagged Shard skyscraper.  It is equally diverse in the people and beliefs, but London was for centuries leading western thought.  How are our loves for God and the world best formed through an understanding of the great writers,…

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Art? Get a real job!

Why does art play such a critical role in the formation of flourishing humans?  Is art just a hobby or an occupation for a few “talented” people?  Tom and Davies explore the power of art to shape the next generation as art shapes our soul and our understanding of the nature and person of God.  Live at…

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Why Study Ancient Stuff and Old Dead White Guys?

Out with the old, in with the new. We live in a world that celebrates the new and is often dismissive or even suspicious of “old ways.” Join Tom and Davies as they trek through ancient Rome with students and see how the ancient world has much to teach students preparing for an increasingly complex,…

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