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Great Books…Great to Whom? Why It Matters – Louis Markos

Classical folks talk a lot about reading the “Great Books.” What are the Great Books? Why are they any different than reading other books? And who decided they are Great? Shouldn’t...

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Sports Gone Mad: How to Reclaim Balance For Our Children – Ken Sugarman

Sports teams that go year round or travel most weekends appear to be the trend…but how is this affecting children and how can we navigate the pitfalls of an...

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20 Years Ago He Found only 6 Christian Colleges Faithful and Today… – Robert Benne

Two decades ago, Robert Benne researched Christian colleges to see if any had remained true to their founding mission and vision — he identified six.  And today he’s not so sure...

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Preparing for and Surviving in College – An Insider’s View – Austin Gentry

Colleges are increasingly challenging places for Christians. Austin Gentry is a 20-something millennial who has written a new book for surviving college. As this generation is increasingly exiting the church...

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Former Tommy Hilfiger Marketing Director Discovers Classical Christian Education

Gordon Pennington is one of the best cultural translators out there. His life reads like a fascinating adventure novel. In his marketing days in New York as the head...

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Meet the Cultural Translators

Wouldn’t it be helpful if someone took the time to translate today’s teen culture for you… the latest cultural trends, the media and technology revolutions, even the buzzwords – and then...

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A Busy Father’s Guide to Supporting the Next Generation

A school is only as successful as the home in raising the next generation. In many traditional and busy homes, mom manages “the school stuff” while dad is fully...

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Portrait of A Graduate: A Thirteen Year Proposition

Our guest today is Eric Cook, Head of School at Covenant Classical School in Fort Worth, TX and Executive Director of the Society for Classical Learning (SCL). He addresses the...

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5 Graduates, 5 Colleges, 1 Year Later – Thoughts on K-12

Students from MIT, two Classical Christian colleges, one “Christian” college and one state school discuss their experience their first year after graduating. They answer questions like: Did you feel...

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Raising Kids Who Love Christ – Making the worlds of Home, Church and School Connect

Raising the next generation is a team effort. Yes, school and yes, church, but what can we do at home to create an environment that helps develop a bold...

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Education is 99% Habits and 1% Knowledge

Classical Christian parents and educators are fond of saying “education is more than information – it is formation”… but what does formation really look like in a practical way?...

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When Grades Rule Your Life

The pursuit of grades is the all consuming end game for many students and parents today. Grades are the currency that our culture trades in and ultimately determine when...

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Prom vs. Protocol – Afraid of Putting on Dancing Shoes? Prom A Better Way

It’s called the night that you will remember for the rest of your life… high school prom… yet for most of us, prom and other junior high and high...

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What do parents of engaged Christian teens do differently?

Barna’s VP of Research, Brooke Hempell, reveals the latest research on Gen Z’ers that shows a specific habit and rhythm among parents of engaged Christian teens that will encourage...

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Our world is more WONDER-filled than you realize!

A riotous nature documentary reveals stunning secrets that will inspire, delight and transform! Did you know there are 1,068 different kinds of water bugs? All with unique created traits....

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A view from Canada…Progressive Education and what’s coming next for America

If you could peer into the future of America’s culture you will likely see Canada today. Canada has moved aggressively and quickly away from its early Christian foundations, which were arguably more substantial...

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How do we form a human soul? What Charlotte Mason knew about the art of education.

How do we make education a joyful discovery? Is it knowledge alone or do relationships have something to do with it? What kind of relationship does your child have...

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Finding Time in a World on the Run

50 years ago, God led Edith and Francis Schaeffer to Switzerland where they opened their home to people searching for the meaning in life. Today, L’Abri Fellowship continues to...

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91% of Americans Agree With This – Do You? Does Your Child?

As reported in the book Good Faith, 91% of Americans (76% of practicing Christians) agree that “the best way to find yourself is by looking within yourself.” New research from...

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Elementary Is Not Enough – How A Classical High School BEST Prepares Kids For College

Some folks figure that K-8 classical Christian education is a good enough foundation and that their kids need a dose of the real world in high school to get...

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The Scary Trend Skyrocketing In Today’s Teens

Keith McCurdy has counseled more than 12,000 families in the last 25 years and logged more than 75,000 clinical hours. . From his unique perspective he sees a mysterious...

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What Our Kids Love Most

Parenting at it’s most basic level is guiding the next generation to love what God loves. Pastor John Piper has built his ministry around the transformative idea that God...

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Helping Teens Find Purpose in an Age of Anxiety and Depression

What is the one core life ingredient that every person must have? Without it teenagers can become susceptible to depression, anxiety and even suicide. But with it, a person...

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Why Future Engineers Desperately Need a Liberal Arts Education

There is a lot of fear today that children are not getting enough science and technology training, especially in a K-12 classical Christian school. The race for technical skill...

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