Can the secular and the spiritual blend in education? A few weeks ago, I exposed the virtue of education for blending the secular with the spiritual.  Read that article by clicking here.

A great example of the blending of the secular and spiritual in education is the life of George Washington Carver. In an era hostile to African-Americans, this son of a slave was a national celebrity. In the 1920’s Carver’s research changed agriculture in the South and around the world. Researching from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Carver used education for both scientific discoveries and spiritual development. As his work was discovered he “spent increasingly more time on the road speaking about the peanut, the sweet potato, and his views of God in nature, complete with the demonstrations … Reporting on the professor’s lecture at the Cecil Hotel in Atlanta, the Atlanta Constitution declared, “The Scripture was literally fulfilled: ‘See thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before kings (Perry, 2011, p. 103-104).’ ”

Carver truly blended the secular and the spiritual together, and everyone has benefited from this.

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Perry, John (2011). George Washington Carver (Christian Encounters Series). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.