Sixty years after the event, I can tell you exactly what I was doing during my school lunch break on November 22, 1963: I was sitting on a bench, reading Madeleine L’Engle’s The Moon by Night, and waiting for my turn at handball. The handball court was at the far end of the playground, so… Continue reading November 22: Aftermath
November 21: The Mayflower Compact
On Nov 21, 1620, realizing that they had landed far north of their intended goal, which was the Colony of Virginia with its established connection to the British Crown, forty-one of the Mayflower’s 101 passengers signed the following agreement: IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our… Continue reading November 21: The Mayflower Compact
November 20: Reflections and Classical Christian Education
You might be wondering what this series of reflections has to do with the stated purpose of the “Continuing in the Word” blog, “Perspectives on Homeschooling and Classical Christian Education from Scholars Online”, so instead of reflections on an event of the day today, let’s take a moment to talk about one of the practical… Continue reading November 20: Reflections and Classical Christian Education