Roman Philosophies
Education and Philosophy* Most people in the ancient Roman Empire could not afford an extensive education. Slaves were trained for their specific duties; the poor continued in family agrarian life or were apprenticed to a specific craft. However, education was central to the Hellenistic ideal. Formal education was generally private. Certain slaves, called pedagogues, could be responsible for overseeing the education of their master’s children through hiring teachers. That teacher would educate the children in a set curriculum, including reading and writing, literature, mathematics, Greek...
Read MoreMerry Christmas 2016
Who is this? Who is this, so weak and helpless, child of lowly Hebrew maid, Rudely in a stable sheltered, coldly in a manger laid? ‘Tis the Lord of all creation, who this wondrous path hath trod; He is God from everlasting, and to everlasting God.* May your Christmas be filled with HOPE this year. We appreciate each of you, dear family and friends, and hope to see you in the New Year. Click here to read our 2016 Christmas letter and here for some stimulating thoughts about “season’s greetings.” *from an old Welsh Christmas...
Read MoreHanukkah-Christmas
This Christmas across the country there may be fewer Jewish people eating Chinese food and going to the movies because in 2016 Hanukkah and Christmas share the same weekend. The first night (Jewish holidays begin at sunset) of the Jewish festival of lights falls on Christmas Eve and the first day lands on Christmas. The full dates for Hanukkah 2016 are the evening of Dec. 24 to the evening of Jan. 1. Some families will surely retain some of the modern tradition of consuming Asian-American cuisine and a film, one born of having a day off when most other businesses are closed. But this time,...
Read MorePray with them 2016
Prayer for the Persecuted Church Today, November 6, is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. As reported on World Help’s Blog, This is no imaginary suffering. Believers worldwide are risking everything—even their lives—for the sake of the Gospel. In China, they face torture and imprisonment for gathering to worship in secret. In North Korea, they are sent to concentration camps for owning a Bible. In India, their churches are burned to the ground and their women raped and tortured. In the Central African Republic, their businesses are destroyed and their homes...
Read MoreGNOC Banquet
A Town and Gown Celebration Thursday evening a group of us who serve at Joy Family Medicine scooted out of the office in time to fill a table of 8 at the first annual Gerhardt Neighborhood Outreach Center (GNOC) Banquet. Dr. Morehouse and Susan were joined at the elegant Shadow Lake event by Ali and Greg Reeves, April, Gloria, Jen, and Susan Kerr for a dress-up evening of dinner and great jazz entertainment with Alvin Parris and band where we learned more about the GNOC and heard some wonderfully encouraging testimonies. At the end of the evening an award was presented for “Outstanding...
Read MoreJewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah or in Hebrew ראש השנה, which literally means “head of the year,” is celebrated in 2016 from sundown on October 2 to nightfall on October 4. The Hebrew date for Rosh Hashanah is 1 Tishrei 5777. The holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. This is because Rosh Hashanah, one of four new years in the Jewish year, is considered the new year of people, animals and legal contracts. In the Jewish oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah marks the completion of the creation of the world. Rosh...
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