Our Frontier

Ballantyne has great adventures as the west was opening in Canada and the United States. Do you think that standing for being a man of morals and Christianity is our frontier? We need to be brave and strong to stand up against all that is around us and trying to attack us. We don't fight Indians and starvation, but we fight all kinds of things. I was curious what your thoughts were. -Landon S.

Dear Landon,

Standing to be a man of morals and to be a true Christian is definitely one of our "modern frontiers." You are absolutely right. We don't have to prove ourselves by fighting badmen or bandits the way our ancestors did, because they cleared the path. But we can go on to live the life of adventurous and bold manhood by taking the same spirit and character that the pioneers did and applying it to our modern day. This reminds me of the quote by John Adams,

"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."

Buadh no Bas, Joshua