SS #10: Which Comes First? The Principles or the Practical?

Today’s show is our version of the which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg dilemma. In this case, though, it’s which comes first – the principles or the practices. And how do we practice when we know that we don’t know all we NEED to know? We go around and around in circles, drawing on folks like James K.A. Smith, Cindy Rollins, Karen, Glass, and MORE. In the end, we made our peace with the issue, and we hope you can, too.

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Show Notes:

• Scholé RDA
  • Mystie:
    • Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung
    • Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper (also mentioned)
  • Pam:
    • Circe Conference/James Daniels
    • Plan Your Year
  • Brandy:
    • FitBit Flex
    • FitBit App
    • Center for Lit podcast
• Topical Discussion: Which Comes First? The Principles or the Practical?
  • Dr. Perrin
  • Martin Cothran
  • Jennifer Dow
  • Norms and Nobility by David Hicks
  • Cindy’s new book
  • Desiring the Kingdom by James K.A. Smith
  • The Plutarch Primer by Anne White
  • Pam’s interview with Sonya Shafer
  • Consider This by Karen Glass
• Nitty Gritty Homeschool Question
  • History of the English Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill
  • Commonplace guest post on Mystie’s blog

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