Making Peace Between Generations An essential part of establishing and inculcating a Christian culture and worldview in a classical and Christian school is the healing and restoring of the fractures and enmities created by sin (male vs. female, Jew vs. Gentile, slave vs. free). And one of the central goals of Christian education is the reconciliation of generations — fathers and sons, mothers and daughters. Every false worldview is a false attempt to make this peace – this is why we call those visions “utopian.” But Christ has made peace by His Cross, and therefore that is the only way to make true peace in this world. We are either building Babel (false peace) or the New Jerusalem (Christ’s peace), the city of man or the city of God. And cities are always built in blood: either the blood of sons (Jericho, Rome, etc.) or the blood of the perfect Son. One of the things we pray for is that our children would surpass us in wisdom, courage, and virtue. Of course we are plenty familiar with declining generations, and when we look around us, there is no shortage of examples. But if we believe that God answers prayer (and we do), one of the things we must be prepared for is children who actually surpass us and the challenges and temptations this can present... Read the rest ⬇️