UPDATE: Here are the answers and entries. cystitis – cyst (fluid filled sac) itis (inflammation) = inflammation of a cyst or fluid-filled sac euthanasia – eu (good) thanasia (death) = a good death, to kill mercifully to end suffering heterochromia – hetero (different) chrom (color) ia (a condition of) = a condition of different colors [...]

Ruth Madziarczyk in Chicago is our winner. The mystery country is Saudi Arabia.

Daughter #2 will leave soon on a two-month-long mystery trip. Can you guess the country? See our Facebook page for more hints. What country is she traveling to? The 25th person to email me (bluedorn AT triviumpursuit DOT com) the correct answer wins A Very Special Prize from the Mystery Country. Anyone and everyone can [...]

Announcing the winner of the logic contest — Daniel Valles was our judge and here are his comments: “Well, this was tough to narrow it down. Several people had shared themes. I would say that it was super close. The winner is Shari Drennan. Honorable mention to Spunky, Carol, Audrey, and Autumn Beck. I was [...]

Have you seen Isaac Watts’ logic book? Watts is mostly known for his hymns but he also wrote Logic, or The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as well as in the Sciences. Logic was [...]

What’s happening here? Think up an appropriate blurb describing what’s happening in these two photos. We’ll pick a winner in a couple of days. The winner gets a copy of the new edition of The Fallacy Detective. UPDATE: Sorry for the delay in picking a winner. There was disagreement as to the best one — [...]

Some time this week we’ll be giving away one copy of Mystery of History Volume I and one bundle of all three collections of the Daughters of His Story Paper Dolls. If you’d like to enter the contests, go to our Homeschooling with the Trivium Facebook page and fan the page.

The 20th person to email me the name of the country wins a copy of the new edition of The Fallacy Detective. UPDATE: Here are the correct entries, in order received. Toodles is in Afghanistan with Mr. Paul (no relation to Ron Paul, unfortunately) Angela in OK Hillary Moore Cindy Richards Peggy Brooks Andrea Kincannon [...]

UPDATE: Contest winners are Linda T, Tammy, Rhonda England, and Latayne Scott. Thanks so much for your responses — I wish I could have given you all prizes! For this contest I would like you to tell me what this phrase of Spurgeon’s means to you — Omnipotence has servants everywhere. Make your comments here [...]

Homeschooler Henry Hoffmann submitted an essay for the NRA’s annual nationwide essay contest, and out of 1200 entries, won! Quoting founding father Thomas Jefferson, Henry noted that: “[A]ll power is inherent in the people….[I]t is their right and duty to be at all times armed.” This was, in essence, his thesis for his essay which [...]