Good-bye, Dear Sheryl

I didn’t want to open it. As soon as I saw it in my inbox, I got up and walked around saying, “No…please, Lord, no.” I sat back down and stared at it, although it was starting to swim around. I think it was an automatic movement that finally clicked on the email and then […]

Christian Education, Part 5

Okay, a few more “founders” to listen to as we try to get a feel for the consistent view that the foundations of religion and morality were critical to the republic they had established.
Samuel Adams (he didn’t invent beer!)
“Religion and good morals are the only solid foundations of public liberty and happiness.”
Patrick Henry
“The great pillars […]

Christian Education, Part 4

If education in the early life of America was so clearly Christian-based and the founders seemed to believe that education was critical to the well-being of the republic, then we are now led to ask the question: “Why?”
I hinted at that yesterday, and so let’s view a few statements from that era that will help […]

Christian Education, Part 3

Alright, it is tomorrow. (Can it ever BE tomorrow?) Anyway, we are looking at the criticality of Christian Education and yesterday we examined how the educational content of early America was consistently biblically-based. Today we are going to take a quick look at some of the founder’s statements regarding education. I’m only going to list […]

Christian Education, Part 2

We are considering, for a few days, the criticality of Christian education. Yesterday, I made the proposition that the founders of this country viewed it as an imperative for the future of the republic. That would raise eyebrows and ire today. Let me give you some historical evidence.
First, whether you look at the early textbooks […]

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Dr. Del Tackett is president of the Focus on the Family Institute and Senior Vice President to Focus on the Family. He is also the architect and chief spokesperson for Focus on the Family's The Truth Project--a nationwide initiative designed to bring the Christian worldview to the body of Christ.