“Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In Whom the world rejoices; Who from our mother’s arms hath blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.”(17th century hymn “Nun danket alle Gott”)        The great command that God gave to the Israelites, and Christ reiterated, is known as the “Shema” (Deuteronomy 6), “Hear, O...  Read More

Our children are impressionable imitators, what things are we allowing them to watch, listen, indulge, and participate in? How do our daily practices encourage virtue and vice? Are our children seeing us read, work, pray, worship, laugh, contemplate, love? How might we improve our parenting (this timed event with eternal consequences) before the pearl hardens?  Read More

As Christians we are at war with our own sin and with the principalities and powers of darkness. We are also a distinct people with centuries of courageous history to celebrate and be grateful for. We should seek to honor and emulate our faithful brothers and sisters who have fought victoriously before us.  Read More

Though the word “discipleship” is now most commonly used in religious contexts many parents fail to see that schools are actually discipleship institutions. Parents who choose to send their children to secular government schools are sending them as disciplees to sit at the feet of disciplers who operate under the authority of a God denying and God defying discipleship ministry. In most cases, these parents operate under a tragic assumption that children – in these extremely impressionable K-12 years – can learn skills without learning values, habits, and affections (areas which well-meaning parents and churches hope to shape).  Read More

Imago Dei Classical School is what is sometimes referred to as a “church school” or more traditionally, a “parochial school.” The root of the word “parochial” has an interesting history. In Greek, paroikia refers to the sojourner or stranger in a foreign land. Many Christian peoples establishing communities or colonies would still refer to themselves as sojourners, acknowledging that their true citizenship was in the kingdom of heaven.  Read More