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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.

Setting Up for Success

These years in 3rd and 4th grade are key for building up the habits and virtues of an excellent, self-governing student: orderliness, responsibility, self-control, and time-management.

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Miss Anna Hahn September 22, 2025

The Art of Description

I said “see” in the explanation of the imagery above because without really realizing the wonder of it, well-selected wording is ekphrasis; it brings images to our mind.

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Mrs. Jade Stutheit September 16, 2025

The Laws of Science

Even if our theories about the universe are incomplete, God’s constancy still allows those imperfect ideas to be useful to us.

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Mr. Nathanael Hahn September 10, 2025

Why Study Music Theory?

Music has the power to affect emotions, but one who has learned the inner workings of music can take charge over this power in music and use it to impact his emotions in a pure and good way.

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Miss Hannah Engwall May 19, 2025

The Elements of the Cosmos

The main focus was not mathematical algorithms and not proficiency in calculation, but rather how we can accurately speak of the real, physical Creation.

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Mr. Nathanael Hahn May 5, 2025

Fun with Poetry

In the very midst of life where snares of death surround us, I can write a silly poem about a cow and spend time thinking about what rhymes with the Latin word te, because Jesus has taken care of all the serious stuff.

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Pastor Andrew Richard April 28, 2025

“The Thorn”

So if Thou wilt not take away the smart, / I fear no wrath; the thorn serves Thy design / That I despair of all within my heart / And run to Thine.

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Miss Anna Hahn April 14, 2025

Reverence and Mockery

A key to the Christian life is knowing what to take seriously and what not to. We regard the Word of God seriously and see it as it is: holy, inspired, inerrant, the words of eternal life.

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Pastor Andrew Richard March 31, 2025

O Lord, Thy Yoke Is Light (Hymn)

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart…

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Pastor Andrew Richard March 17, 2025

The Math of Harmony

When we discuss music in a mathematical context, we need to understand that historically, what people meant by “music” was not fundamentally what we usually mean.

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Mr. Nathanael Hahn March 3, 2025

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