The expansion of God’s Kingdom—and the fulfillment of Christ’s command to “occupy till I come”—is not an impossible task. It requires biblical paradigms, godly wisdom, and intentional strategy. If we are to fulfill this mandate, we must begin at home. In our culture, the family is often viewed as a
If I could have an honest conversation with Betty Friedan, trailblazer of the modern feminist movement, we would have words! Betty in her seminal book, The Feminine Mystique, dismally described the home and women’s role in it as a “comfortable concentration camp”. If we could talk, I would tell Betty
It’s going to take more than a ban on critical race theory to make Virginia schools great again. On Election Day, political newcomer Glenn Youngkin upset Terry McAuliffe to be elected governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which a year ago voted for President Biden by ten points. McAuliffe enjoyed
God has a big agenda for the world. His intention is to see people in personal relationship with him through the salvation secured by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He has also called the saved to be transforming agents in society. God’s special revelation, together with general revelation,
For years, the educational establishment has been begging for parents to be engaged in their children’s educations. File this under “Be careful what you wish for.” In the sixth century BC, Sun Tzu advised military commanders to “Balk the enemy’s power; force him to reveal himself.” Over the past two
Everyday, behaviors and customs that seem normal in a given culture are rooted in belief systems. When these behaviors are harmful, much effort may be spent to eradicate the behavior without addressing what is driving that behavior. Abortion, for example, considered normal by many people in the West, is the
This post by our good friend Robert Osburn originally appeared at The Wilberforce International Institute under the title “Stop Destroying Our Brethren: End the Sexual Revolution.” ~ It’s time for someone to tell our myopic woke, social justice-advocating friends that racism, past and present, did not destroy and devastate many
What happens when a generation of young people fail to marry and have children? Not only does life diminish for them, but to the degree this develops as a pattern, the society will become self-absorbed and die from within. In reality, half the world’s countries have a fertility rate below
In part 1, Scott Allen wrote that today’s ideological social justice sweeping the West is a dangerous worldview rooted in atheistic philosophy. It diminishes the reality of human beings as unique individuals, takes aim at the family and is anti-American. In part 2, Scott gives six more important observations about
In this last post of the series on Coronavirus and education, let’s consider a vital question: How are we to respond? What lasting takeaway can we derive from these reflections that will enable a more appropriate, virtuous and effective educational philosophy and practice? The disruption of schooling by the Coronavirus
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