Musings
These are the short articles from the weekly Mount Hope Lutheran School Newsletter. Topics include poems, paintings, great literary works, and the philosophy of classical education. You can browse through past articles here on the website, and you can subscribe to receive new ones in your inbox using the form on this page.
Theseus and Virtue
“Theseus was a champion and helper of [men in need] during his life, and graciously received the supplications of the poor and needy.”
True Freedom and Music
Rather than a license to do whatever is pleasing in the moment, true freedom always comes along with a qualifier; if you are free, you are always free to do something.
Why Study Pagan Mythology?
Why study Greek and Roman mythology? Three reasons come to mind.
Lamb of God, Pure and Holy (MHLS Choir)
Lamb of God, pure and holy,
Who on the cross didst suffer,
Ever patient and lowly,
Thyself to scorn didst offer.
Only the New Man Sings (MHLS Choir)
The sinful flesh doesn’t sing this hymn. The sinful flesh doesn’t sing any hymn. But the new man sings, “Lord, Thee I love with all my heart,” and he means it.
Staffing for 2021-2022 School Year
We have quite the lineup of teachers for the coming school year. I am thrilled that our Lord has provided us with such an excellent staff.
Springtime and the Resurrection
’Tis the spring of souls today: Christ has burst His prison And from three days’ sleep in death As a sun has risen
Joseph’s Education
Having the wisdom and favor of the Lord is worth more than all skills, all academic degrees, all worldly knowledge. Seek to educate children as Christians…
Economics
The home is a necessary part of economics, indeed, the only really necessary part of economics.
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