Neighborly Love is an original podcast by MindWolves that explores the integration of classical education with teaching what it means to be a neighbor. Education isn’t just about filling minds; it’s about cultivating souls who recognize their place in God’s grand narrative. Classical learning empowers liberation from ignorance and confusion, from prejudice and delusion. Christian classical learning elevates this further by connecting such liberation to becoming lifelong disciples of Christ. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Bible, this liberation echoes the Samaritan’s freedom from societal prejudice that allowed him to see the wounded traveler not as a stranger but as a neighbor. In this way, the Samaritan demonstrated what Christian classical education seeks to cultivate: the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty for the glory of God and the flourishing of both individuals and neighbors. Neighborly love prioritizes likeness over differences and others over self so that humans can live in community as genuine neighbors.
Host Marc Casciani, author of Craft Your Calling, features stories about education’s sacred potential, not merely to inform minds but to form souls who recognize the divine image in every neighbor they encounter. Perhaps this is the glory of God made manifest, in minds that discern truth, hearts that choose goodness, and spirits that create beauty in a world desperately in need of neighborly love.
Discover the Heart of Classical Education in Action
In this fifth anniversary episode of the podcast, Marc sits down with Dr. Eric Stennett, Head of School at Penn Woods Classical Academy, for an inspiring conversation about the school’s remarkable inaugural year. Dr. Stennett shares compelling stories of how a brand-new school community, comprised of staff, students, and families, learned to see each other as true neighbors while building something beautiful together.
Hear firsthand accounts of sacrifice and service as the Penn Woods community put others before themselves during this foundational year. Dr. Stennett reveals powerful moments when teachers, students, and parents discovered their unique roles in God’s bigger story through the sacred work of founding a classical Christian school.
This episode captures the transformative power of education that forms souls, not just minds, showing how classical learning creates a genuine community where differences fade and neighborly love flourishes.
Don’t miss this glimpse into education’s sacred potential as witnessed by a Head of School who’s seen it unfold in real time.
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