Upcoming Events
Apr 23, 2012 - The TAO of Eve
Five lectures on the essential Christian lady
Of course, the ladies wanted a weekend of talks addressing their particular problems in relationships and that would help them understand themselves and men. This is suited both to single and married women as well as mothers and daughters.
1. St. Sophia and the Adventuress - a study of the first nine chapters of Proverbs
2. The Mojo and the Maid - understanding male interest
3. The Daughters of Sarah - The Tao
4. The Way of a Lady
5. Strength and Dignity - a study of Proverbs 31
Scheduled: April 23 - 27, 2012
Feb 27, 2012 - The Mojo Oracles
Five lectures on the essential Christian gentleman.
Have you noticed a problem in Christian men? Too many are weak and almost "sisters in Christ". Why do believing women find themselves drawn to unbelieving men? And what could be a philosophy of Manhood that lays out the desireable strength of the civilized Christian gentleman?
Over the years at the Big Haus our residents have been single young men and women. We have been asked many questions and have observed distinct patterns in behavior. After many evenings conferring with needy young men on the philosophy of sexual relationships (which earned Evan the title of "The Oracle"), a good friend suggested that if we would put it together into a seminar he would get the young men to attend. This is what came of that suggestion.
1. The Sum of All Human Desire
2. On Hierarchies
3. The Severe Virtues and Noblesse Oblige
4. The Mojo
5. The Word of a Gentleman
Scheduled: February 27 - March 2, 2012
Costs are here.
Contact us through the link below with questions or to arrange attending.
Sevenpillar maintains a particular schedule for a week, with minor changes to accommodate certain subjects. Guests arrive on the weekend (preferably on Saturday). On Sunday they attend services at All Souls Christian Church and join the Haus for Sunday dinner afterwards. Notebooks are given out and readings assigned on the weekend. On each weekday, the guests gather in the morning for coffee or tea to have the Scriptures read aloud (no teaching), along with prayer requests and prayers. Breakfast follows, and the rest of the morning is devoted to scheduled private conversations and/or reading. An informal lunch opens an afternoon of free time, although guests are expected to join in the preparation or clean-up of dinner. After dinner, we gather for a public talk on the subject of the given week, including any informal Q&A. The day concludes with social conversation over drinks and pipes/cigars until bedtime.
Over a hundred years ago, on a corner in a small town at the edge of The Empire, a large Arts and Crafts home was built. After it had aged for seventy years to an architectural ripeness it became The Big Haus, and as such, a small part of the Kingdom of God and His Christ. From the beginning this Haus has been devoted to the pursuit of Peace in the ultimate virtues that Christianity provides to life and mind. In that Peace it is a fine place to rest, and while at rest, to think about resting. There you can lay your hands on this Peace, understand it, and smile back at it when it smiles at you. Heck, you can see it from the front porch, taste it at dinner, and pursue it, with a more mental hunger, across the landscape of some conversation.
So, if you want insight, and if you can get here (that isn’t so easy), come by for a visit. You can join us for a weekend, a week, or a semester or two. We’ll talk about stuff. Stuff we’ve thought long and hard about. Because, as you know from the headline, and you’ll know after you leave, at The Big Haus, it’s the thought that counts.