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Culture

“…Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy– think about such things.” Philippians 4:8
In the last fifty years there has been a resurgence of interest in education among Christians. This [...]

19Feb2008 | Nathan | 2 comments | Continued
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Discipleship

“The true Light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.” John 1:9
“All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching [...]

15Feb2008 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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Community

“You are the Light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14)
These words of Jesus describe the special place that Christ’s true followers have on the earth. It is not just that we as individuals are meant to model virtue for others. The redeemed community, [...]

30Sep2007 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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The Trees of the Garden

The Genesis description of the Garden of Eden is one of the richest images in all of Scripture. At the center of the image are the tree of knowledge and the tree of life and the flaming sword wielded by the cherubim. I would like to offer an interpretation of this image which [...]

3Sep2007 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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Man

After the account of the creation and before the account of the fall, the Genesis narrative gives us a rather strange description of Adam, the first man. I think that this picture is very fundamental to all of Scripture as well as to any adequate picture of humanity. Thus I would like to [...]

10Aug2007 | Nathan | 5 comments | Continued
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Creation

The Genesis account is also rather controversial; mainly between “young earth people” and “old earth people.” Personally I think that the earth is very old, but I think that this is not an essential part of the Creation narrative. What is important is the picture (literal or not) that emerges from the description [...]

10Aug2007 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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Classical Christian Education

Many people are coming to realize the insufficiency of our public forms of education. Something must be done. Some say that what is needed is “Classical Christian Education” and I think that they are right. It is the Christian, and more generally Western, tradition that holds the key to our success. [...]

10Jun2007 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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The Saints

During the middle ages there were people who attained to an extreme degree of holiness. These people traditionally have been called saints. The beauty of a saint is that he or she displays what is best in human nature, and gives us a glimpse of what our future with God is like. [...]

10Jun2007 | Nathan | 4 comments | Continued
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Prosperity

Some people wonder why the Western Nations, and America in particular, are so much more prosperous than most of the rest of the world. One might think that it is because of science, and surely that is part of it. Many of the other nations don’t [...]

22May2007 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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A Life like Luther’s

When society becomes corrupt, to a certain extent the evil that is present in it is overwhelming to individuals. Life is only bearable under institutions, but when these institutions lose their commitment to what is good, there is trouble ahead for everyone. For most of us in our daily life, our souls actively [...]

17May2007 | Nathan | 0 comments | Continued
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