I think that most people really do want to do their best in life. If life were measured by a letter grade I believe most people would say that they want to get an “A.” Okay there are those who would totally settle for a strong “B” but I think that most of us really…
In 1948, Richard Weaver published a book entitled Ideas Have Consequences, in which he attributed the decline of Western civilization to the adoption of nominalism, a philosophy which denies the existence of universals and absolute truth. While most people today aren’t familiar with Weaver’s work, the underlying premise captured in his simple yet provocative title…
Every one of us has been impacted in some form by the teachers who have come into our lives. The teachers who have had the greatest impact on me were the ones who recognized my strengths and weaknesses, and did their best to patiently guide me in my mental and educational formation in light of…
There are certain providential circumstances that lead to conversations you might not have entered otherwise. My wife and I had such a conversation late last week. You see, in case you haven’t seen the latest episode of Keeping up with the Schneiderashians, the most recent development is that we are expecting another baby…again. I can hear…
