The Axehead Circular is the podcast of The Boniface Group, a Christian school consulting organization and publicity liaison for the St. Boniface Lutheran School of Western Idaho and the St. Sarah Cottage School. Our mission is to promote an orthodox Christian understanding of the School as an extension of the Home. We're on a longer march through the institutions. The Christian school counter-revolution is now. Join us. New episodes air every two weeks on Friday unless otherwise announced.
[Text Version] Thank you for listening. The Boniface Group is the mission society of Holy Trinity Ev.-Lutheran Church of Gem County. If you would like to support our work, you may do so here. (Crypto options coming soon.) To learn more, visit our homepage and start reading from the top. Thank you, and God bless … Continue reading "Audio: Ambrose on Justification"
12 Jun 2026
Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons
[Text Version] Thank you for reading. The Boniface Group is the mission society of Holy Trinity Ev.-Lutheran Church of Gem County. If you would like to support our work, you may do so here. (Crypto options coming soon.) To learn more, visit our homepage and start reading from the top. Thank you, and God bless … Continue reading "Audio: On the Sacredness of Sermons"
16 May 2026
Two Sermons by Walter A. Maier: “Christ for Unhappy Homes” and “Love God, Not the Godless”
24 Apr 2026
The Axehead Circular, Episode 10 – Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Churchgoing in Extremis
A reading of our recent post by the same name and the soft relaunch of The Axehead Circular podcast. Welcome back, boys.
6 Dec 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 9 – SPECIAL: “Matins and Vespers in the Life of the Church”
A special episode of The Axehead Circular featuring a reading of “Matins and Vespers in the Life of the Church,” by the Rev. Charles L. McClean, pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Baltimore. A link to a PDF of this article can be found in the show notes.
22 Nov 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office
“Let all the faithful, whether men or women, when early in the morning they rise from their sleep and before they undertake any tasks, wash their hands and pray to God; and so they may go to their duties. But if any instruction in God’s word is held that day, everyone ought to attend it … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 8 – Daily Office"
8 Nov 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 7 – The Consolation of Brethren
Today we learn what happens when the opening monologue doesn’t end, Trent doesn’t really have a topic, and the entire episode is a tangent. Not entirely, but close enough. Today we’re talking about the village again, but in a roundabout way. It’s called “the conversation and consolation of brethren,” and boy do we all need … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 7 – The Consolation of Brethren"
25 Oct 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 – McGuffey, Part 1
In this episode Trent introduces William Holmes McGuffey and his famous readers. He talks about why the idea of the tabula rasa is false and pernicious, the biological reality of the American people, and some lessons about national identity from Ancient Israel. The discussion moves to the topic of the great shift in language instruction … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 6 – McGuffey, Part 1"
18 Oct 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 – Schedule, Part 1
In this episode Trent begins a survey of the weekly schedule used by St. Boniface. He discusses the significance of the week as a divine period of time, makes a digression on the worthlessness of modern American conservatism, and thinks out loud regarding the benefits of differentiated attendance and the variable shortening of the school … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 5 – Schedule, Part 1"
11 Oct 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 4 – Calendar
In this episode Trent does a survey of the academic calendar used by St. Boniface Lutheran School and the St. Sarah Cottage School. He discusses the convention followed by the school for naming its academic terms, makes a digression on the propriety and rectitude of Thanksgiving as a civil Christian holiday, and gives the rationale … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 4 – Calendar"
4 Oct 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 3 – Classical?
In this episode we answer the question “Are you a classical school?” In the show opener Trent maintains that it does, in fact, take a village to raise a child. The episode moves from there to a description of what the term “classical education” meant prior to the turn of the century and a discussion … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 3 – Classical?"
27 Sept 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 2 – Architectonics
In this episode we consider the idea of architectonics, specifically how theology, not politics, is the true architectonic science. Trent discusses the meaning of “Evangelical Christianity” and comments on how Lutheranism is situated within this stream, and how a basic Evangelical confession is essential to the institutional character of St. Boniface. The show ends with … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 2 – Architectonics"
20 Sept 2024
The Axehead Circular, Episode 1 – Introduction
In this episode Trent Demarest introduces himself, The Boniface Group, St. Boniface Lutheran School of Western Idaho, and the St. Sarah Cottage School. He also gives a brief summary of the rationale behind the names for these organizations, discussing St. Boniface of Mainz, the so-called “Apostle to the Germans,” as well as St. Sarah, the … Continue reading "The Axehead Circular, Episode 1 – Introduction"
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