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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.

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.

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Miss Anna Hahn October 16, 2023

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.

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Miss Hannah Engwall September 25, 2023

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.

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Miss Anna Hahn September 18, 2023

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.

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Mr. Nathanael Hahn September 11, 2023

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.

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Pastor Andrew Richard September 6, 2023

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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Miss Hannah Engwall May 8, 2023

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