PrincipledMom™

When I read Mr. Rose's Guide I was a happy mama. It validated some thoughts I had about the seven principles of America's Christian history. I keep coming back to the principle of individuality over and over. I wasn't quite sure if I was just using it as an easy out" for times when I couldn't take more time to study. (Do you ever feel like you should be getting really "deep" insights when you study and that you should impart wisdom by the boatload? I have to constantly remind myself that I am planting seeds, not trees!) Mr. Rose offers something so helpful to me.

Starting on p. 31 he expounds on God's Principle of Individuality. He talks about how this principle is foundational and the other six come out from it. It gives rise to the Christian idea of man and government. As God is the unique, individual source of everything, of course all other principles would spring from that.

That said, I am resting a little easier and not feeling like such a cop-out, relying on that principle so often. It is so elementary to the BPA philosophy that I am glad we are talking about it so often. We have also been spending a lot of time talking about individuality in all subjects and how important that principle is to the working of all things together for good (Rom. 8:28). It has been like an adventure looking for the individuality in each lesson we study. Some things we talk about are:

• how geography shapes individuals and how all of geography is unique and wonderful
  history is His story and geograhpy is its stage. It is full of men and nations, all of whom are individual and unique in their contributions.
• art is repleat with exciting people who use their talents in unique ways.

I could go on but you get the idea. Not all the seven principles are so easy to apply to every subject, but this is a wonderful one to start with beacuse it is woven through all of God's creation.

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