Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Cultural Accommodation, the Growing Danger for Christian Education
Christian colleges face a growing danger from the tsunami-like changes in Western countries. The danger comes from the moral changes in the wider public and from the personal problems students now bring with them to college. Let me give some examples. An Evangelical Christian college near where I live has almost 2,000 students. 60% of…
Read MoreCollege and Worldview – A Reason for Choosing a Christian Campus
Don Johnson On July 6, 2016, we ran a piece from a 2005 issue of FrontLine on the question, “Should I consider a secular college education?” The article sounded a cautious note while not dismissing the possibility entirely. Sharper Iron picked up our article and a fairly vigorous and sometimes coherent discussion ensued. With the…
Read MoreHow Bad Can It Be?
A Look at Today’s Secular College Campus Stephen Zempel Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah? Have you ever considered what Judges-era Israel must have been like — what kind of chaos would result if every man did what was right in his own…
Read MoreTraining New Leadership
Paul Downey The Bible doesn’t provide a lot of biographical information about the man known as Barnabas in the Book of Acts, but it does present a man worthy of our admiration and emulation. His selflessness and generosity are seen in accounts of his activities as well as in the sometimes surprising silence of the…
Read MoreThe Blessings of Home Education
Dan and Terrie Zeller The last twenty-five years has witnessed the growth of the home school movement into a stable, organized, and accepted means of education. Home education brings many challenges to a family in terms of time commitment. It demands great investment of energy and life, but the dividends yielded by that investment will…
Read MoreMuch Ado About Something Truly Important (2)
John Brock In Part One, Dr. Brock discussed a basic philosophy of Christian education and surveyed the interaction of churches with education before the Christian School Movement took hold. Today he will continue by surveying the Christian School and Home School movements and offer some recommendations for parents and churches going forward. The Rise of…
Read MoreMuch Ado About Something Truly Important (1)
John Brock Much of this article is opinion. You may disagree with my conclusion, and that is okay with me. My goal is to stir our thinking with a big stick while turning up the heat—because the lukewarm pot of Christian education needs to be stimulated, lest it should spoil from stagnation and neglect. Christian…
Read MoreThe Education Dilemma Faced by Christian Parents
Phil Suiter What is a Christian parent to do? Faced with the clear teaching of Scripture about the education of children, the Christian parent is often limited in the options available to provide the education prescribed in the Word of God. Secondly, the Christian parent is not always firmly grounded in the teaching of Scripture…
Read MoreFrom the front pew: This pastor’s perspective on the closing of Clearwater Christian College
Travis Smith Although I am not an alumnus of Clearwater Christian College (CCC), nevertheless, my heart is heavy this day after it was announced that the college will close her doors at the end of this month. CCC’s closing follows in the wake of several former conservative\fundamental Christian institutions [Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Northland…
Read MoreHigher Education and Our Daughters
Dr. Kevin Schaal It has been 12 years now since I wrote this article. The little girls mentioned are now 23 and 20. Rosemary works as an RN at a local hospital. Emily is in her sophomore year of college as a Math Education major. When I look into the faces of our two daughters,…
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