January 2021

In my last message I wrote about how we should set our hearts upon and pursue eternal things. This week I am going to write about overcoming weakness of will. While discussing Marc Antony Plutarch wrote, “It is common enough for people, when they fall into great disasters, to discern what is right, and what […]

Dear Parents, I am taking a week off from my “Principles from Plutarch” series to share some other thoughts. I have put together this video wherein I discuss how to navigate our children through the divisive and contentious times we are living in. Why am I doing this? You all have your children at Charis because you

In my last message I wrote about hard work and frugality. This week I am going to write about pursuing eternal things. “Other arts, whose end it is to acquire riches or honor, are likely enough to wither and decay in poor and undistinguished towns; but virtue, like a strong and durable plant, may take

In my last message I wrote about the importance of aesthetics and neatness. This week I am going to write about the value of hard work and frugality. Alexander the Great believed that “those who labor sleep more sweetly and soundly than those who are labored for and . . . it [is] the most