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2012 Legacy Institute Graduation Ceremony

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I was pleased at how well the graduation ceremony worked today, all the way through, despite the fact that the food didn’t agree with me, unfortunately. At any rate, I thought it would be worthwhile to give a bit of … Continue reading →

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The Graduates

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

Tomorrow we will celebrate the graduation of six students from Legacy Institute with speeches and ceremony and good food at the Empress Hotel. Today, though, I would like to look a little bit about what the Bible talks about schooling. … Continue reading →

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Graduation Speeches

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

It doesn’t really feel like it’s time for graduation here at Legacy Institute, but it is. Perhaps my many years of American education with a late summer starting time and a late spring or early summer finish has conditioned certain … Continue reading →

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March Sadness

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

March is the time of year when the inner gambler inside many of us rears its ugly head, causing us to enter bracket pools and eagerly pour over the results of obscure conference results to see which of the mid-majors … Continue reading →

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Amateurs

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Who is the NCAA? It is every college, every college coach, every athletic director, and every president of a university. It is not the players on teams, for these names, which are what draws the crowds and earns universities billions … Continue reading →

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On Children And War

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Yesterday, a friend sent me a link containing a report about children and war, written by some UN bureaucrats about the scourge of young people whose lives have been traumatized by war [1]. The involvement of children in war is … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Rebuilding The Ruins

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

In today’s Somaliland Update we have a few reports that demonstrate how Somaliland is working to rebuild itself (with a little bit of help and a lot of efforts from its own people) from the serious damage caused more than … Continue reading →

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Your Endorsement Here

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

I received an amusing e-mail this morning from a company that wishes for me to promote their product. I would like to comment on it, as it relates to a topic I discussed recently concerning the need for trust to … Continue reading →

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Achan God

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

What kind of achan [teacher] is God? We are keeping this Sabbath here today in a classroom, a school where all of you normally have classes throughout the week. You all have the chance to see your teachers here on … Continue reading →

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Strong Enough

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Every once in a while I come across stories that make me feel rather ambivalent, and it is those sorts of stories that allow me to work my way through difficult mental dilemmas.  Such an occasion happened today, as numerous … Continue reading →

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