Worldview at the Abbey is a Christian gap year program associated with Worldview Academy summer camps. Bill Jack, Jeff Baldwin, August Huckabee, and Hannah Hall founded the Abbey in 2014, and the curriculum centers around a Socratic teaching of classical texts in general education classes such as literature, political science, history, and economics, as well as teaching rhetoric, and apologetics from a Christian worldview. Along with classroom teaching, students engage in community service and leadership initiatives throughout the year to solidify the teaching in the classroom.
"Should Christians in America still be involved with the public schools? Absolutely. We are called to be salt and light in dark places. The public school system needs Christian teachers and administrators to model Christ-likeness and share the gospel. But should Christians send their students to the public schools?"
Read MoreAs our year winds down at the Abbey, our students are tackling one of the great commentators on American society: Alexis de Tocqueville. Many people cite his masterpiece Democracy in America, but fewer have read it (if you're in the latter group, read it now and thank me later).
Read MoreImagine you are on the streets and someone asks you, “Why do you believe in the Trinity?” This is a daunting question. A few weeks ago, several Abbey students went on a mission trip to Utah, and on that trip a Mormon student asked me that very question. My first reaction was to give her the Bible verses that support the doctrine of the Trinity, but then I realized that that was not the reason she was asking the question. Her point was that the Trinity is confusing and difficult to get one’s mind around -- Mormons often bring up the Trinity to try and poke a hole in Christianity. Instead of disagreeing, however, I agree with their point. The Trinity is true and the mystery surrounding it is evidence for its truth.
Read More"Where I grew up in west Texas, spring time has certain hallmarks that come with it: windy days with biting cold, bluebonnets covering the hill country, and huge thunderheads that would periodically bring ranks of lightning marching across the sky and subsequent flash-floods rushing through the creeks and gullies.
Read MoreDuring the spring I have the opportunity to guest direct classes at state capitols in a few different states for TeenPact, a ministry that trains students in government and the political process from a biblical perspective. When students hear from elected officials, I insist that the first question the students ask during the Q&A time is, “Do you fear God?”
Read MoreThere are “big events” in life that we all look forward to: becoming a teenager, graduating high school, going to college, graduating college, getting your first car, getting your first big job, getting married, having kids, getting your masters, retiring, etc. The list is endless.
Read MoreRemember walking through thick woods as a kid? Pushing back the branches as you shoulder your way through? Remember too, when the person in front of you let go of the bent branch before you were clear of it? I thought I would go blind that day. The branch wasn’t thick, but it doesn’t have to be when it snaps across your open eyes.
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