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.
The Chief Failings of Communism
Man’s heart is naturally full of envy, ambition and avarice. These are all wild beasts which abide in the natural man, and which the communist will never be able to control with his new social arrangements.
Chesterton on Goodness and Education
Before education starts, what is good must be completely certain. Giving children an education without knowing first what goodness is can only produce disaster.
Joy, Not Obligation
Buxtehude’s Abendmusiken exemplified a godly and selfless endeavor to edify the neighbors nearest to him, caring far more about his music and his people than how much he would be compensated or how far his fame might spread, or even whether the music would last.
Drawing and Calligraphy
When we draw something in creation, we are imitating in a small, imperfect way the creative work of God.
Luther’s Te Deum
This setting by Luther is new to us this year and will be incorporated into Matins a couple times each week; it involves antiphonal singing, namely, two groups singing back and forth with each other.
Learning with Leonardo
It may seem odd at first, but the life of Leonardo da Vinci provides some interesting insights on the nature of learning.
The Wings of the Mind
The reason required to do math and geometry well is the same reason our minds rightly use when, equipped with the Word of God, we need to think deeply about philosophical and theological issues in our lives.
Objective Beauty
As Christians, we meditate on what is lovely, and we seek to look on the beauty of the Lord. Therefore, we occupy ourselves with objectively beautiful things.
Summer Reading
There is a feast of philosophy, fables, fairy tales, history, poetry, plays, practical manuals, stories, and biographies waiting to be enjoyed.
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