web01.fireside.fm Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:24:45 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Going With The Flow? - Episodes Tagged with “Harry Potter” https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm/tags/harry%20potter Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:30:00 -0700 A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, how do we navigate our current culture to figure out when we can go with the flow? Those are the questions that we wrestle with each week. Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process! en-us episodic To go or not to go with the flow...that is the question The River Academy A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, how do we navigate our current culture to figure out when we can go with the flow? Those are the questions that we wrestle with each week. Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process! no classical, classical christian, education, christian education, schools, teachers The River Academy tyler.howat@theriveracademy.org Episode 105: Should Christians Read Harry Potter? https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm/harry-potter cfd38afd-39ec-4b44-ae4e-98bfb89d8010 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:30:00 -0700 The River Academy full 1 The River Academy A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, do you think you ought to go with the flow and follow the current trends in culture? Those are the questions that Eric DeVries and Tyler Howat wrestle with each week. Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process! 33:26 no Using the Harry Potter series as our model, Eric and Tyler discuss the principles that they live by when engaging with pop culture. Resources for Parents and Pop Culture: * Plugged In (https://www.pluggedin.com/?utm_source=pluggedinonline.com&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=vanityURLredirects2016) * Common Sense Media (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/) Extracurricular Reading: * [The Gospel According to Harry Potter](https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Harry-Potter-Spiritual/dp/0664231233/ref=sr11?crid=1RTQY1W5XVQ56&keywords=the+gospel+according+to+harry+potter&qid=1569603448&sprefix=the+gospel+according+to+har%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1) by Connie Neal * [Harry Potter and Philosophy](https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Harry-Potter-Philosophy-Hogwarts/dp/0470398256/ref=tmmpapswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=1569603496&sr=8-1) edited by William Irwin This podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend)” by Distemper (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/), available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/ classical, classical christian, education, christian education, schools, teachers, harry potter, philosophy, gospel, worldview, parenting Using the Harry Potter series as our model, Eric and Tyler discuss the principles that they live by when engaging with pop culture.

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This podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end” by Distemper, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.

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]]> Episode 103: Why House? https://goingwiththeflow.fireside.fm/house 6e708288-7c03-4fc0-893f-cb6fc51920ee Mon, 16 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0700 The River Academy full 1 The River Academy A couple of guys try to figure out how to be faithful Christian educators when the pressure to go with the flow of modern culture can be intense. Is it best to go with the flow or to swim upstream? As a Christian, do you think you ought to go with the flow and follow the current trends in culture? Those are the questions that Eric DeVries and Tyler Howat wrestle with each week. Join us to hear their lively discussions and dive into some interesting aspects of Christian and classical education in the process! 22:42 no This week, Eric and Tyler sit down with Ashley Koempel, our House Coordinator (and Math teacher extraordinaire) to talk about the ways in which House has benefitted The River Academy! This podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/MyUnderground/11-Distemper-Happyend)” by Distemper (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Distemper/), available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Subscribe: Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/32dtoiiMWX9VWHgmmAoVSs?si=YONJvgwjSwKGLONTuqE65Q) | Stitcher (https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=459024) Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theriveracademy/) Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/ classical, classical christian, education, christian education, schools, teachers, house system, Harry Potter This week, Eric and Tyler sit down with Ashley Koempel, our House Coordinator (and Math teacher extraordinaire) to talk about the ways in which House has benefitted The River Academy!

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This podcast features a portion of the song “Happy end” by Distemper, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.

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Learn More: https://www.theriveracademy.org/

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