Questions About Faith Deconstruction And Reconstruction – How To Rebuild Our Faith – Where to Begin?

I am not an Anglican, but they did articulate wise words in how we should approach interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. These are not unique to Anglicans. However their manner of articulating the idea are no less interesting. Here is my summary and their actual Article. Scripture contains everything we need for Salvation No Person…

Rousseau Practiced Serial Child Abandonment

Little known fact. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the French philosopher actually abandoned five children to Orphanages. Isn’t it ironic that the philosopher who wrote one of the more influential books on the nature of the child and education (Emile, or also the title, On Education), would abandon his children in this way. We often have these talks…

PODCAST (19) Carrie & Tom Marshall On Child Education, Childrens Church, Why Do we shove Kids Off To The Side As A Disturbance?

Link to Podcast On ITunes. Link On Anchor Link on Google Podcasts Carrie Marshall is back with us. Carrie has a Masters Degree in Teaching and Education and is here to talk about How children have a theology too. Why do we scoot Mothers, and children off from the main service as if they don’t…

When Men And Women Cease To Transfer Skills To Children

Education is more than books, talking points and reading. Education used to include virtue, and hands on practical skills through work exposure. But to learn how to insulate, plumb, or frame a wall; well, one actually has to stop reading, texting, gaming, youtubing, or hanging at the mall or bar long enough to actually join…

Education And Virtue Can’t Be Destroyed By Spies Or War

Sharing more of the Greek Philosopher Plutarch as I read through his writings. (Plutarch’s Bio at the end) Plutarch humorously begins with, “… what is a most important point, even the greatest villains have money sometimes.” On the vanity of seeking peoples recognition and praise he writes, “And glory is noble, but insecure.” If beauty…

War Wreaks No Havoc On Education Or Virtue

“Even war, that sweeps away everything else like a winter torrent, cannot take away education.” – Plutarch. First century Greek Philosopher. There is much writing among the Greeks about virtue and what that included. Kind of struck me as the actual goal today of some educators is a values free education. I can’t say as…

Whatever You Think – But You will Think

I stumbled on this phrase today. “Whatever you think of Thomas Sowell’s arguments – you will think.” This phrase slapped me up the side of the head. What a powerful concept communicated in this statement. It was a book review I stumbled on. I have never heard of Thomas Sowell, didn’t know a thing about…

He Does Projects And Programs, But He Doesn’t Love Us

This is a good reminder to humanitarians, NGO’s, or other international workers and travelers that people and relationships are the real foundation of life, and work. Don’t ever forget this at home, or overseas. I read his a while back, and it needs no further explanation. “I was part of a missionary team in Morocco…

Teach A Woman to Read And ……

We have been working with Madame Coulibally and her camp for four years now. Because of her vision over seventy families entered into our drought season drip irrigated vegetable garden here in Mali, West Africa. A while ago she inquired if we knew of any Bambara literacy programs for her village,  because we women want…

Higher Education Bullshit

“…. he asked me if, in view of my obvious ignorance of everything that he had taken for granted since he was three years old, I would please lay off the higher education bullshit.” I laughed and laughed at this statement made to an American in a working relationship with a black Ecuadorian. I have…