Trivium Pursuit Blog
33 Years on Thursday
H + L December 14, 1973
Institutes of the Christian Religion; ESV Translation
My husband and I are keen to get an English language translation on the Institutes of the Christian Religion by Calvin. I have found two translations, one by Beveridge and the other by Battles. Which would you recommend and why? Secondly, I would like to buy my...
The Writing Lesson
Painting by Eugenio Zampighi
Message from Spunky
As you can imagine, the decision to leave my blog has been difficult. All the posts, comments, and emails I have received have been so supportive. It's humbling to know that starting from literally nothing two years ago, Spunky Homeschool has grown that much. I owe...
Homeschool Wiki
The Mantys of Know Homeschooling have changed the home page of the Homeschool Wiki to make it easier to navigate and have also created a community homeschooling search engine.
We Need You!
Jenig has submitted an example of the Fallacy of Equivocation (also called Doublespeak or Ambiguity) for our logic contest, but we need more examples (although I doubt anyone can top Jenig's). Here are a few to help you get started. Abbott and Costello's Who's On...
Coffee Break Time
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Liesl
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Birthday Present
#1 Son just bought me a pair of expensive skiing gloves for his birthday. And, no, Nate, I'm not doing this again this winter.
Winston Churchill and Prepositions
It is said that Winston Churchill was once corrected for ending a sentence with a preposition, to which he responded, “This is the sort of nonsense up with which I shall not put.”
#1 Son’s B-Day
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Equivocation and Contest Time
Lord willing, we want to start producing audio and video podcasts. We'll start small with some short audio podcasts dramatizing common fallacies. But we need your help. In the comment section here, please post your favorite example of an equivocation. If we use your...
One More Free Gift for Trivium Pursuit Customers
My name is Seth Fisher. I was homeschooled my whole life and graduated in 2003. I am thankful to God and my parents for the blessing that they bestowed on me by educating me at home. The opportunities that a home education gave me prepared me for the future that God...
17th Free Gift Added to Sale
Another free ebook has been added to our After Thanksgiving Sale, making a total of 17 free gifts you will receive if you buy one of our sale packets. Let's Get Ready for a New School Year E-book by Cindy Rushton, along with a complimentary audio to go with it, is our...
Dad’s Coming
Winslow Homer -- Dad's Coming
Another Free Ebook Added to Sale
Another free ebook has been added to our After Thanksgiving Sale, making it a total of 16 free items. Geography Matters Sampler Test drive award-winning geography curriculum by Geography Matters. This ebook sampler provides over 250 pages of lessons, outline maps,...
Classical Q & A
What is the goal of the Trivium? The goal of the Trivium is to give the student the necessary tools or skills which make him free from his teacher so that he can learn by himself. That’s why the Trivium tools are called the Liberal or liberating Arts. What vocation or...
Golden Birthday
Hans, 27 on the 27th
Sale at the Schoolhouse Store
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A New Classic
Jay From Cleveland, also known as the Homeschool Classical Astronomy guru, hijacked my blog today. American Trivium
Can You Shelter a Child TOO Much?
Taken from The Homeschool Minute. Used with permission. Do you “shelter” your children? That’s a bad word in some circles, we’re finding. Something is creeping into the church (and even the homeschooling community) and it isn’t biblical. It is an “anti-sheltering...
Free E-Books
The following e-books are included free with orders from our Trivium Pursuit After Thanksgiving Sale. 1. Westminster and Her Sisters by Harvey Bluedorn Westminster and Her Sisters compares, in word-for-word detail, the Westminster (Presbyterian) Confession (1648) with...
Trivium Pursuit’s After Thanksgiving Sale
Trivium Pursuit's Annual After Thanksgiving Sale from November 27-December 3. Please order these items at our Trivium Pursuit web site. Logic Package The Fallacy Detective The Thinking Toolbox Regular retail price: $44.00 Sale price: $32.00 Plus, you will receive 14...
Could I make my own heart soft, would I need the Lord to do it for me?
Ears From Harvested Sheaves by J.C. Philpot November 22 "By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew." Proverbs 3:20 When the Lord said, "Let there be light," instantly there was light. So when the Lord says, "Let the heart open," the...
Who Are You Listening To?
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Black Friday Sale
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Alec
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New E-Book to Be Released Next Week
Lord willing, next week we will release our first e-book, Westminster and Her Sisters. This 90 page document by Harvey Bluedorn will retail in e-book form for $20, but during the week of November 27-December 3 we are offering it free (along with several other e-books)...
Sermon Audio Recommendation
Looking Back to Better Times by Ivan Foster Decline may set in among God's people. Evidences of decline: 1. loss of a sense of the Lord's presence -- we can go through life and not notice that the Lord's presence is not with us -- we can still have our religious...
Need a New Picture for the Web Site
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