Monthly Archives: July 2012

This is our last summer post. Your teacher will be spending much of August putting together our quarterly test (25 questions in a bright yellow booklet) based on summer posts 1-8 and a review of the prior spring test (Spring … Continue reading →

This week, our Q&A are based on Almanac biographical sketches and Tabletalk lessons on the Bible and historic Christian theology. An introduction to agrarian sage John Taylor of Caroline (Caroline County, Virginia), a remarkable patriot with whom all Americans should … Continue reading →

This week includes commentary on jazz great Duke Ellington, Andrew Jackson and the National Bank, and controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest.  Duke Ellington — (Almanac, July 3) Raised in middle-class Washington, D.C., this black composer (1899–1974) led an orchestra … Continue reading →

This weekʼs entries come exclusively from Christian Almanac and Tabletalk readings. The Almanac articles for July are 3 & 5, 10 & 12, 17 & 19, 24 & 26, & 31. The Rich and the Poor — (Almanac, June 12) … Continue reading →

This week, in honor of Independence Day, a lesson on how our Revolutionary War began from longtime historian & professor, Roger McGrath: Lexington & Concord — (Roger McGrath; Chronicles, June 2012) These Massachusetts towns, on April 19, 1775, witnessed the … Continue reading →