The Peregrine Podcast

Book Recommendations: Get Married Invitation to Solitude and Silence Show: The Durrells in Corfu Book: The Corfu Trilogy Intro/Outro Music is  Lux Inspira  – "Surfing Time" 

Will's Websites: Align for Ministry , Align for Business , Vocationality The Anxious Generation Poor Charlie's Almanack Surrender Intro/Outro Music is  Lux Inspira  – "Surfing Time" 

Familia Romana Crucifixion Dominion NT Wright Podcast Jane Eyre Intro/Outro Music is  Lux Inspira  – "Surfing Time" 

The Trodden Road A Community of Honor John Mark Comer's Website The Death of Ivan Ilyich By Water Beneath the Walls Intro/Outro Music is  Lux Inspira  – "Surfing Time" 

Links for today's show: Shane's Website . I HIGHLY RECOMMEND his newsletter. Shane's book, Setting the Bar The movie, The Motivation Factor Shane's workout video for The Motivation Factor (body weight workout) Intro/Outro Music is  Lux Inspira  – "Surfing Time" 

This episode is a recording of a talk our Athletic Director, Norie Mueller, gave to Veritas families at the start of basketball season. (She did not know it was being recorded. You'll notice a jump in audio when she talks about the season's logistics.) Enjoy!

This talk will invite listeners to consider how daily conversation with the God of the universe shapes and changes our lives. Participants will spend time in stillness, silence, mediation, and prayer. Norie Mueller is a Veritas mom of four, admin team member, softball coach and Greenville native. Through life’s suffering and grief, she has learned how to lament and is still learning how to pray. H...

This plenary session was presented at Veritas's 2023 Community Training.

This plenary session was presented at Veritas's 2023 Community Training.

This plenary session was presented at Veritas's 2023 Community Training.

This plenary session was presented at Veritas's 2023 Community Training.

The Young family has found much enjoyment reading Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy aloud together.  They’ll share practical tips from their experience and hopefully convince you that it is worth the effort. Morgan and Morgan Young (yes, you read that correctly,) have four children and love the way Tolkien helps them carve out time together.

When Jesus is tempted by Satan in the wilderness, He is offered the whole world if He bows down and worships Satan.  Interestingly enough, Jesus does not respond by saying, "this world is not even yours to offer."  Perhaps this is why Paul calls Satan, "the prince of the air."  He has great power in this life and as the father of lies, he knows how to use his power for our ruin...

This plenary session was presented at Veritas's 2023 Community Training.

This breakout session will include helpful tips and tricks on not only how to order your home days with children in different stages from pregnancy to upper elementary but also how to order our own heart’s desires. Farah Apicella, VPS teacher and home school parent for 12 years along with Jordan Chestnut, mother of four, and Jessica Korman, mother of five, will share their home day triumphs and tr...

New to Veritas? Working mom? Multiple children?  Older children? Wondering how to make school part of your family's life and not feel out of control?  This session will provide both practical tips and suggestions as well as questions and topics to reflect on so that you can begin your school year with clarity, intentionality, and purpose for your family.  Betsy Hatten is the mom of six childre...

Do we have a soul? Does it matter? In this talk we will discuss the existence of the soul, the beauty and irreducibility of the human person, and the greatest claim in history—that the Word of God became man. Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist and professor of clinical neuroscience. Dr. LaPenna speaks around the nation on topics pertaining to neuroscience and faith. He is married to Nicole LaPenna...

In this session we will look at a few short stories for children and not only practice how to teach our children but also spend some time reflecting on literature and its place in the Veritas curriculum.  Jon is the headmaster of Veritas and teaches our Aeneid for parents and senior great books course among other things.

Nicole and Tina will be sharing what it means to teach art at Veritas.  We both value helping others to see beauty through art. Let’s discuss how our Christian, classical, university model influences the lessons brought to our community. Nicole is a botanical artist specializing in graphite and teaches Upper School art. Tina is a watercolor artist and teaches Lower School art.

In this breakout session, we will seek to answer this question among others as we discuss spiritual practices, developmental milestones, and practical rhythms to use in and out of the home.  Jered Bell and his wife Katie have four children and are involved at Redeemer City Church where Jered serves as the Associate Pastor.

We will be looking at Scripture in English and (a little) Greek to identify how Christ’s incarnation informs how we educate our students. In addition, this session will hopefully help to spur conversations with your students as they translate the Latin Vulgate and Greek New Testament. Mr. Semanie is a Greek teacher with an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a background in incarnati...

What is Dimensions Math? What does it look like? How can I help my child succeed in math at Veritas? This breakout session will answer these questions and provide a sampling of problems to help you become more familiar with the curriculum and co-teacher responsibilities. Laurel Hammond (Lower School Principal) and Kacy Lehn (Director of Child Development and Guidance; Director of College Counselin...