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Freedom is Not Free

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69 years ago today, the Allies attacked the Normandy beaches of France, controlled by Nazi Germany. 12,000 men died that day while securing a decisive victory against Germany, and turning the tide of the war. Freedom is not free.

I grew up with an American grandfather who was a Lt. Commander in the US Navy, and a French Grandfather who, after refusing to collaborate with the Germans, was deported to Germany for forced labor. This was the generation when men knew the value of freedom, because they almost lost it, and the cost of preserving was the loss of many friends and relatives. While living in France, our family has been approached by elderly French people who heard us speaking English, and came over to simply thank “us” (as representative Americans) for freeing them in 1944. The new generation of French have forgot, as have the current American generation. It is essential to remind our children the cost of Freedom. Not only the cost, but the value, and why it is worth fighting for.

Freedom is not free, so let us train our children in the currency of freedom. This currency is founded (you might say backed) by the fear of the Lord.

D-Day_landing

My grandfathers who fought for our freedom:

Edwardus Rapacz, US Navy and Lucien Foucachon, Frenchman

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Wesley Callihan on The Iliad | An Excerpt of “Old Western Culture” Video Course for the Homeschool

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Wesley Callihan, author and course presenter of Old Western Culture: A Christian Approach to the Great Books, discusses The Iliad in this excerpt from the course. He talks about the various translations available, his favorite translation and why, and reads the first lines of The Iliad in the original Greek!

Old Western Culture is a highschool video course for the homeschool. It is a “Great Books” oriented education which spans 4 years of instruction. Divided into 16 units, Old Western Culture can be used as the core of your homeschool curriculum (covering the Humanities), or as a supplement to another curriculum.

Iliad at a Glance | Excerpt from “The Epics”

Wesley Callihan: Disputatio at New Saint Andrews College

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Wesley Callihan, author and presenter of Old Western Culture, delivered this lecture at the weekly “Dispuatio” of New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho.

The rather long title is:
The Connections Between the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the Silver Valley of North Idaho, Dashiell Hammett (Author of the Maltese Falcon and the Thin Man Detective Novels), Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Westerns, and Rock Guitarist Rory Gallagher.

The Grand American Piano

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Here is a short film (12 min) which tells the fascinating story of the Grand American Piano in American history, and how they are restored nearly 100 years later. Enjoy this short and educational video that Roman Roads Media produced for Clint Hughes of Grand American Piano. If you have an old piano, a “diamond in the rough,” make sure and check out his website: www.grandamericanpiano.com. He works nation-wide!

Narrated by Wes Struble of Logos School, in Moscow, Idaho.

Should Pastors and Biblical Scholars Read the Great Books? Yes!

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There are many good cases for classical education that emphasize the need to be well-rounded, a critical thinker, steeped in Western heritage, etc. But a sometimes overlooked benefit of classical education, and specifically a Great Books education, is the benefit that a biblical scholar or pastor receives from knowing the stories and literature of the Western world. St. Paul spoke to a largely Greek audience. A pastor who is oblivious to the stories and literature of the Western (and therefore Greek) tradition will miss some of the richness of the text. Hear Dr. Ben Merkle, of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho as he exposits this text from Ephesians, explaining the imaginary that Paul borrowed from the Iliad:

Sermon Clip: The Aristea of God