The work of Christ establishes us as belonging to community, and this shared belonging is foundational to the experience of the Father. We are to be both participants and instruments of belonging, the kind of belonging that creates joy. Charlotte Mason calls this need to belong the “desire of society” and places it among the desires that are both primary and universal.
Children are made for God. They are drawn to God; possess a spiritual capacity for God. Often, they are graced with a spiritual insight which would astound the adult.
We know now that authority is vested in the office and not in the person; that the moment it is treated as a personal attribute it is forfeited.
Most of us tend to think in terms of the primacy of individual choice in selecting the ideas which are held and those which are rejected. In fact, the dominant ideas which have the greatest impact upon us are caught not taught. They are “in the air” and breathed in, either from the society at large or particularly significant individuals.
Here is an astounding possibility, if we would believe it, the awakening not just of one soul but of an entire class, not a class of the gifted (socially, financially, intellectually) but rather a class of those who lacked the usual “advantages.”
Life is so much better when not striving – more delightful… and a far freer, richer connectedness with others.
A mother knows how to speak of God… with all the evidences of his care and love about her and his children.
Foreign language instruction at Ambleside Schools follows a “series method” created by François Gouin.
What if the power that raised Jesus from the dead is present now to transform a life? How would such a transformed life appear?
Being your teacher has been my greatest joy and privilege. We did the work, together, and it was good to be me here with you!
