Previously: three r's of delegated authority Family authority, part one “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 When a man leaves the authority of his parents, establishes his own household, and marries a ... Read More about leaving and cleaving: family authority, part one
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exercise in perspective
If I were left to myself, I would be a depressing person to be around. (Thank you for not leaving me to myself, Lord!) The criticisms of my father often run through the background of my thoughts. The Lord is constantly reminding me to guard my thoughts, and to identify untruths and correct them with ... Read More about exercise in perspective
why history?
History is one of the core subjects of the classical curriculum, after Bible and Language studies – grammar, logic, and rhetoric – and is the only study, besides the knowledge of the words of God, which God commanded fathers to teach their children, and children to seek knowledge of from their ... Read More about why history?
three r’s of delegated authority
According to the 1828 Webster’s Dictionary, “authority” means: legal power, or a right to command or to act; as the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children. Power; rule; sway. Thus what we have all known from childhood, that authorities have rights: the right to command, ... Read More about three r’s of delegated authority
portrait of a yielded heart
when tragedy strikes why suffering? the suffering of fools temptations, tests, and trials why does God test man, part one testing and the education of life what my cat taught me about testing, and trusting why does God test man, part two we are the clay judging suffering when we suffer: a ... Read More about portrait of a yielded heart
the suffering of fools
when tragedy strikes why suffering? I believe there are three biblical answers to the question of why suffering? The first is that we live in a fallen world with human beings who have a sin nature from birth. Two Foolish and sinful behavior carries within it painful consequences, like seeds, ... Read More about the suffering of fools