Mt. Sophia Ideas

We delivered our third son to college this week, and my nest is feeling increasingly quiet. This poem is for him, but I thought I would share it here as well.
Wings Unfurled
You burst into my life one day
So rushed to make your mark
You never even stopped to breathe
And almost broke my heart
Our [...]

Each year I ask the upperclassmen about their favorite books of the year. I thought I’d share with you, in case you need some good reading:
Student Suggested Booklist

Any book by Ted Dekker  (These BOLDED books were chosen by several students.)
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court- Mark Twain
Cry the Beloved Country- Alan Paton
Datable- Justin Lookadoo
The [...]

Kyle Thorp is back again with a post before he heads off to his sophomore year at Grove City College.

Philip and the Ethiopian Acts 8:26-40

“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road–the desert road– that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza” I have personally never experienced God giving me [...]

I am making a list of great “real life” books- can you help?
As many folks know, some years back I wrote a Human Development text that a number of Mt Sophia students have used. It seriously needs updating, so I have a team working on it.
We’d like to include some booklists that the students might [...]

My mother-in-law, Sarah Kitchin — a Ph.D. linguist who homeschooled my wife and sister-in-law, and taught many homeschooled children Latin and government and a million other things — passed away Tuesday before last. The “viewing” (or “visitation”) was on this past Sunday, with the funeral following on Monday.
We philosophers are supposed to be able [...]

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day, saying, “I will try again tomorrow”.
- Anonymous