Jesse Sumpter - Teacher & Writer

Which way, America? With Doug Wilson, Joe Rigney, Al Mohler, Paul Miller.

"Married, by any chance?"

"Sir, no, sir."

"Get married, P.K. Purvis," said Gussie earnestly. "It's the only life."

Fantastic comedy with some fun Shakespearean twists. Read Wodehouse, it's the only life.

My favorite Odyssey right here

Getting ideas for my classes

These are great words to know. Notice that most of them are Latin based. This is what knowledge of Latin gives you.

I'm prepping for a British Literature class in the fall. This is a tremendous resource on all things King Arthur. Got it used at a bookstore several years ago.

An important quote to reflect on

Don't worry I'm not a hard Latin teacher

This is a critical part of a virtuous education. Reading it is a breath of fresh air that clears away the modern smog.

On the House of Holiness, Spenser writes, "They passing in, stooping low,
for straight and narrow was the way, which he did show.
Each goodly thing is hardest to begin,
but entered in, a spacious court they see,
both plain, and pleasant to be walked in."

Roy Maynard comments: "Each virtue was to Spenser, a diamond, something to pick up, to examine, to admire from every angle." Holiness, like this story, is a solid real thing, pleasant to be walked in.

Every American needs to read this 90 page defense of America's Revolution. It was not the French Revolution at all. Our war for Independence was a defensive war. We tried various ways to gain peace with the king and remain loyal subjects before we finally declared Independence. Our revolution was not a radical restart like the French Revolution. Our founding fathers looked to the political structures of the past, using much of what England had done. Our country was not a new thing really. These principles were embedded in the world that God made. We were just stating them explicitly.