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<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Back when we were talking about Augustine’s City of God, we tackled the problem of evil. This is a difficult philosophical argument that may have roots all the way back to around the year 300 BC. The Greek philosopher Epicurus summed up the argument in the…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] This week, we will be looking at the rise, reign, and fall of Julius Caesar. I’d like you to make a timeline of important events in Caesar’s life. There should be at least twelve entries on this timeline. This timeline can be completed through the week…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Read the chapter entitled “The Church and The Scientists” in Story of Christianity by David Bentley Hart on pages 288-293. I would like you to write a short paper (at least 5 paragraphs) explaining the Christian beliefs and education of Galileo Galilei, his discoveries and contributions…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] I want you to go to The Memory Project website and peruse the stories of World War II veterans for a half an hour or so. There are dozens of great stories and pictures. They are all from Canada, but I have yet to find this…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] In the early American colonies from the earliest days of the Jamestown colony until 1700, colonists from Britain settled along the east coast in areas now known as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Virginia. While we think of these colonists as coming to find religious freedom.…
<== Previous Lesson Please watch the videos below and share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy your weekend!
<== Previous Lesson Read “Book of the Ancient Romans” pages 211-223. Please read this section in your book and complete the reading guide below. This will count as a homework grade.
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Yesterday, we discussed how the process of sanctification is a finished work based on our new nature in Christ. We are commanded by faith to count ourselves as dead to sin and alive to God in Christ. That makes it sound like I should just sit…
<== Previous (Church History) Lesson <== Previous (Ancient History) Lesson Today, we will discuss religious toleration and the consequences of the Thirty Years War as well as the expansion of Roman power after the Punic Wars on our Zoom call. The call information is below if you need it. [zoom_api_link…
Wednesday, April 8th [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”666970597″ link_only=”no”] Chase – British religious leaders denounce Jewish mistreatment in October 1942. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and White Rose uprising against Nazis. Joel – Plans for Operation Overlord. Why Normandy? D-Day, Liberation of Paris. Kaleb – The Tehran Conference confirms unlikely allies, Russia’s Red Army enters…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Hopefully in our discussion on Sanctification yesterday, you came away with something of a definition and process. Here are the basics: Sanctification is being set apart to be holy (1 Corinthians 6:11) by growing in Christ-likeness. (1 Thessalonians 5:23). In other words, as a Christian, you…
<== Previous Lesson Be ready to discuss your findings from yesterday’s research. I’ll be calling on people to share. If you cannot join this meeting for any reason, please let me know and we will discuss makeup work. [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”435642515″ link_only=”no”] Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson Tuesday, April 7th [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”153543678″ link_only=”no”] Jack – Hitler Invades Russia (Operation Barbarossa) and suffers defeat at Stalingrad. Asha – What was the Final Solution instead of the Hunger Plan? What is the difference between a concentration camp and a death camp? Why do Jews prefer the…
<== Previous Lesson Read “Book of the Ancient Romans” pages 191-211. As you complete the reading, please open the reading comprehension questions below. Answer the questions as you complete the reading. This will count as a homework grade. Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] This post has been reposted in full from Tom Richey’s blog at https://www.tomrichey.net/blog/the-thirty-years-war-ap-euro-lecture-notes scroll to the bottom for the video. The Thirty Years’ War was a European continental war that took place from 1618-1648 (thirty years!). Most of the fighting took place in the Holy Roman Empire, although the…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Hopefully, you had a chance to look at these assignments over the weekend. Please take today’s class time to continue to research and prepare to present for 3-5 minutes on our Zoom calls beginning tomorrow and going until we complete them next week. The assignments are…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Your assignment is to do some research on sanctification online. I’d like you to research and write out an answer to the following questions: What is Sanctification? What is a saint? What does it mean that a believer is a new creation? What is the process…
<== Previous Lesson Read “Book of the Ancient Romans” by Dorothy Mills pages 177 – 191. As you read, please complete the reading comprehension questions below. This will count as a homework grade. Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] The ability to seek the truth about God and live according to our beliefs has been an essential part of American order from the beginning. No other nation has such robust protection of religious freedom. It didn’t start perfectly, nor is it perfect today, but James…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Just like in class, Fridays will be a day for a quiz and maybe something fun that we missed during the week. If you took notes (like you should) during the week then this should be a breeze. If not, then feel free to look back…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Just like in class, Fridays will be a day for a quiz and maybe something fun that we missed during the week. If you took notes (like you should) during the week then this should be a breeze. If not, then feel free to look back…
Just like in class, Fridays will be a day for a quiz and maybe something fun that we missed during the week. If you took notes (like you should) during the week then this should be a breeze. If not, then feel free to look back at those lessons. This…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Just like in class, Fridays will be a day for a quiz and maybe something fun that we missed during the week. If you took notes (like you should) during the week then this should be a breeze. If not, then feel free to look back…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] After France had been neutralized, the Axis forces of Germany and Italy turned their attention to Britain in two different ways. Germany Attacks Britain Hitler began taking control of the Channel Islands (British occupied islands in the English Channel between Britain and France) and he claimed…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Please read The Book of the Ancient Romans by Dorothy Mills pages 172-176. The End of Hannibal When Hannibal was defeated in the Second Punic War and Carthage was left as a shell of its former self, most would have thought that was the end of…