by Lydia White | Apr 15, 2021 | Elementary School, Parenting, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Teaching the Gospel in a Culture of Self We live in a culture of self. Scroll through social media and you’ll quickly see memes encouraging you to “Never let the light dim from within!” or “Always wear an invisible crown!” The message of our...
by John Hutson | Apr 1, 2021 | Holidays, Spiritual Life
Whitefield Academy Blog Christian Origins to “Secular” Easter Traditions This blog post was originally posted in 2018. In our increasingly irreligious society, many holidays have developed two tracks. When selecting Christmas cards last year, my wife...
by Rachel Hutson | Mar 25, 2021 | Classical Christian, Education, Elementary School, Parenting, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog A Third Grade Communion Story No matter your denomination or how you take communion, as Christians we can all agree that deciding to take communion is a big deal. It’s been the most recent for us in the series of “Big Decisions You...
by Mary Grace Wilson | Feb 25, 2021 | Classical Christian, Middle School, Parenting, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Junior Homily by Mary Grace Wilson Every year at Whitefield Academy, students in the junior class write homilies and present them to the entire upper school. Read below junior Mary Grace Wilson’s homily from this week, drawing on the...
by John Hutson | Dec 3, 2020 | Christmas, Holidays, Spiritual Life
Whitefield Academy Blog The Advent Season: What Chocolate Calendars Miss This post was originally published on Whitefield’s blog in December of 2017. If you are not familiar with the church calendar, you may be surprised to find that the Christmas season, or...
by Rachel Hutson | Nov 12, 2020 | Classical Christian, Kansas City, Parenting, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog How to Life: Sharing the Gospel Peer to Peer Whitefield Academy students are always doing things that surprise me. Whether it’s an entire class finding old photos of their teacher and dressing up as each photo for Spirit Week or students...