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 Poem “Conscience” by George Herbert
And the receipt shall be / My Saviour’s blood: whenever at his board / I do but taste it, straight it cleanseth me, / And leaves thee not a word; / No, not a tooth or nail to scratch, / And at my actions carp, or catch.
Lord Jesus, Thou Art Going Forth (MHLS Choir)
The curse I choose that thou mightst lose sin’s curse and guilt forever. My gift of love from heaven above will give thee blessing ever.
Why Math Is Never Enough
Simply stated, Gödel was able to mathematically prove that for any normal system in mathematics, there will always be true statements which you have to assume, but which you can never prove.
Why Latin Is Fun
With even a basic understanding of Latin, one can recognize words and phrases and grammar in a familiar psalm, or the Agnus Dei, or snippets of Augustine’s Confessions. And it is a thrill!
The Freedom of a Christian Education
God has truly blessed us by giving us a school that does give our students freedom, in the fullest sense of the word.
Marriage and Children
“God also established marriage for the procreation of children who are to be brought up in the fear and instruction of the Lord so that they may offer Him their praise”
The Importance of Memorization
Since what surrounds someone becomes memorized, and since what is memorized becomes internalized, and since what is internalized informs outward actions, then we should value memorization highly…
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (MHLS Choir)
This flow’r, whose fragrance tender
With sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor
The darkness ev’rywhere.
True man, yet very God,
From sin and death he saves us
And lightens ev’ry load.
Artwork, Piety, and Giotto
Giotto uses the stirring power of artwork rightly: to move emotion toward its proper, God-given end of piety and love.
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