Monthly Archives: September 2007

Seen and unseen
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Posted on September 22, 2007 by

I read in the paper this week of the closing of a local private school that incorporated many of the practices that appeal to me about homeschooling. Classes were not determined/segregated according to age, but consisted of multi-age groups. The curriculum was interdisciplinary. Students worked at their own pace. In all these ways the educational … Continue reading →

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Truman Show
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Posted on September 21, 2007 by

Still trying to make sense of my experience of belonging to a big church for the last 9 years, only to find myself now searching for something very, very different. There’s something about belonging to a mega-church that’s like being Jim Carrey in The Truman Show. When things don’t add up, no one seems to notice. Maybe it’s … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 18, 2007 by

As long as I’m trying to unravel all the strands of my disillusionment with church (not to be confused with disillusionment with God, who is anything but disappointing), I’m going to use writing here to try and get something else clear in my mind. If a church is trying to make itself “culturally relevant,” it’s … Continue reading →

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To read or not to read
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Posted on September 17, 2007 by

Helen Keller’s autobiography has given me much food for thought as a Christian homeschooling parent. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, writes: “Great care has been taken not to lead her (Helen’s) thoughts prematurely to the consideration of subjects which perplex and confuse all minds. Children ask profound questions, but they often receive shallow answers, or, to … Continue reading →

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Cultural relevance — or cultural impoverishment?
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Posted on September 17, 2007 by

Many churches today seem to be trying to be “culturally relevant.” This is evident in their dress-down casualness, their attempt at contemporary music and maybe even contemporary art, and their general lingo and (rather forced) attempt to disassociate themselves from tradition. Question: who wants to be culturally relevant in a postmodern age? Here’s what my trusty … Continue reading →

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