Weekly Psalm

PSALM 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by...

Who Sets the Standards?

by Patch Blakey Have you ever wondered about standards? I was taught at a very early age that there was a Bureau of Standards in Washington, DC. But who established those standards? What about the myriad of standards constantly being created by other government...

The Trivium in Biblical Perspective

by Robert R. Booth The fear of the Lord is the starting place (Prov. 1:7) and the ending place (Eccl. 12:12-13) of all legitimate learning. It is God’s creature functioning in context. Absent the recognition of God as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer of life, the...

The Trivium: Does it Really Work?

by Patch Blakey Those who have read either Dorothy Sayers’ essay, The Lost Tools of Learning, or Doug Wilson’s book, Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, have probably become excited about the method of pedagogy that both Sayers and Wilson urge parents to pursue in...