Issues in Education

Classic Christian Composers

12/27/25 Classic Christian Composers 1969
Christmas would not be the same without Christmas music. It’s ironic that public schools censor out any music that mentions Jesus as Lord, yet the greatest musicians were Christians. Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Handel… were born again Christians who loved our Lord. Dr Patrick Kavenaugh, author of Devotions from the World of Music, and Raising Musical Kids, gives some fascinating details into the lives of the world’s greatest composers and some great ideas how to help your child develop a love for good music. What do you say when your little Mozart wants to quit his music lessons?

Emanuel – God With Us

12/20/25 Emanuel – God With Us 1968
The greatest event in all history was that the Creator of the universe became a baby, the man Jesus. It’s amazing that the God who created everything came to earth as a single cell, says famed actor Bruce Marchiano. Pastor Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love, gives an impassioned Christmas message exclaiming how God emptied himself and left heaven to become a man! If you want to know what God is like, look at Jesus! Jesus shows that God isn’t angry but loving, patient and kind. When a primitive tribe first heard the gospel and how God had forgiven them of all sins, they leaped for joy and celebrated for hours.

The Miracle of Christmas

12/13/25 The Miracle of Christmas 1967
No matter how many people try to lump Christmas into a generic ‘happy holiday’, there’s a different spirit in the Christmas season than any other holiday. Beyond the gifts, friends and family, music, why celebrate Christmas? Renowned author, Max Lucado, author of 3:16 – The Numbers of Hope, says people get excited about learning of God’s love for them. Everything about the life of Jesus is his giving to others. Jesus came to give and serve. Then He gave us His life. Jesus went from holding the stars in His hands to clutching Mary’s little finger. Why did He come to earth?

Bonhoeffer

12/6/25 Bonhoeffer 1966
The way to teach character is through role models and biographies. Brilliant young German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, author of The Cost of Discipleship, challenged Hitler and the compromised German Church. Because Bonhoeffer lived a Cross centered life, he also died a martyr’s death at the age of 39. Professor Stephen Nichols, professor at Lancaster Bible College and the author of Bonhoeffer – On the Christian Life, From The Cross, For The World, sees parallels between Germany in Bonhoeffer’s day and our society today and what it means to be a true disciple. “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil,” wrote Bonhoeffer.

God’s Designs, Man’s Inventions

11/29/25 God’s Designs, Man’s Inventions 1965
Many technological advances are based on nature. Some of the best inventions come from those who study God’s design in nature yet don’t give God credit or even acknowledge Him. Aerospace engineer, Jeff Seto, co-author of Made in Heaven -Man’s Indiscriminate Stealing of God’s Amazing Design, gives many examples of ideas that came from God in nature, like mosquitoes (painless needles) and spiders, mussels (underwater glue), wasps and burrs (Velcro) that serve as inspirations for top scientists. Ray Comfort, says, “It’s dishonest to steal God’s ideas and say they came from nothing.”