Dan Greenfield

  • Homeschooling

    There’s been a lot going around news-wise about homeschooling, and it got me to writing a bit, and before I knew it I had three long blog-posts written, so here we go…. About 14 years ago (wow, has it been that long?) my wife and I made the decision to educate our children at home. Read more

  • Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775

    This is the full text of Patrick Henry’s famous speech that I referenced in this morning’s sermon. The bold faced texts are my emphases. No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the house. But different men often see Read more

  • Daily Bale for March 26, 2011

    Boy, what a day. Saturdays are my “day off,” but more often than not they seem busier than my “work” days!!! (And, yes, that is a badger that got “baled” heh heh.) Andy and I went up to a meeting in Jefferson in the morning. Then, upon arriving in Orwell, I had a list of Read more

  • Religion in Practice

    Religion, in practice, consists in loving and fearing God and keeping his commandments–in receiving his son Jesus Christ as our only Saviour–in loving all our fellow men as ourselves; particularly, in abstaining from murder, adultery, stealing, lying, cheating, slandering, and oppressing one another–in honoring and obeying our parents and governors–in doing acts of justice and Read more

  • Characteristics of An Awakening

    Here’s a typical account of a “revival” or as they were also often called, an “awakening” in 1798-1799– In the whole season, nothing noisy or tumultuous has been discovered, no outcries or swoonings, and none who have been disposed to relate their own experiences in conferences and public meetings; nor have the evening exercises ever been prolonged to unseasonable hours; but Read more

  • Daily Bale for March 25, 2011

    For family devotions we jumped ahead a bit and read Exodus 32, the golden calf incident. Josiah correctly got the main problem, their making and worshiping of idols, but then asked what I thought for an 8 year old was a perceptive question– “But they didn’t have the 10 commandments yet; Moses was just coming Read more

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