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Desert Island Texts

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 27, 2010

I recently heard a sermon that included the point about the value of biblical memorization. Along with it came the warning about what would happen if we found ourselves in a situation without access to the Bible. If believers do not hide the word in their hearts, the logic goes, they will not have any… Read More→

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Machen, the Educational Ecumenist

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 19, 2009

So Machen thought highly of Christian day schools among the Dutch Reformed. He also thought that public schools had their place. And to round out the picture, here he is on Lutheran education: . . . it should, I think, be made much harder than it now is to enter the Church: the confession of… Read More→

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We Need More Dads Like H. L. Mencken’s

By D. G. Hart | Published: June 26, 2009

Or maybe not. An op-ed in the Journal reflects on the contemporary demise of Sunday school as an American religious institution and wonders about the effects of this development on the spiritual nurture of the nation’s youth.   Among the findings the author, Charlotte Hays, cites the following: A study by the Barna Group indicated that in… Read More→

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