Evangel Classical School

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Evangel Classical School

We are a K-12 classical and Christian school in Marysville, WA and we invite you to share in some of the fruit of our labor such as our annual Fiction Festivals, Fundraiser Feasts and other talks that we share throughout the year! We are striving to thankfully continue the work of His people as they have throughout history and transfer God-honoring culture to following generations.

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    The Adventure That Aslan Sends

    Or, The Last Lesson to Fortify Children with Chests Mr. Sean Higgins Read the notes here.

  2. 54

    Loyalty and Treachery

    Virtues, Vices, and Victories in Narnia by Mrs. Rebekah Merkle

  3. 53

    Speakers’ Q&A

    with Mr. Andy Bowers, Mr. Jonathan Sarr, Mrs. Leila Bowers, Mrs. Rebekah Merkle, and Mr. Sean Higgins

  4. 52

    Worldview & Weddings

    Or, Finding Mr. Right in Middle-Earth Leila Bowers

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  6. 50

    The Scouring of Marysville

    When Elessar is Jesus…and When He’s Not Jonathan Sarr

  7. 49

    Victim or Victor

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  8. 48

    Character Development Q&A

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  9. 47

    The Testimony of an Unlikely Convert

    Memoirs of a Former Fiction Hater Sean Higgins ——————–

  10. 46

    Historical Fiction as a Weapon

    How to Sharpen Your Broadsword Douglas Bond ——————–

  11. 45

    Fiction Writer’s Workshop

    You Should Try This at Home Douglas Bond – Bonus Session ——————–

  12. 44

    Imitation as Flattery

    The Influence of C.S. Lewis Andy Bowers ——————–

  13. 43

    Through the Looking Glass

    On Becoming a Good Reader Leila Bowers ——————–

  14. 42

    Learning from God Haters

    Why I Want to Be Like Ernest Hemingway When I Grow Up Jonathan Sarr ——————–

  15. 41

    Telling the Truth with Fiction

    Keynote Address Douglas Bond ——————–

  16. 40

    That Hideous Weakness

    Orwell’s Half-Seen, Fully-Hated Version of Lewis’ World Sean Higgins ——————–

  17. 39

    The Short Novel That Halted Marxism

    Solzhenitsyn’s *One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich* Douglas Bond ——————–

  18. 38

    Reverse Mimesis

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  19. 37

    Formative Fiction

    Brainwashing Our Youth Andy Bowers ——————–

  20. 36

    The Palantirs of Postmodernism

    C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s Subversion Through Sub-Creation Leila Bowers ——————–

  21. 35

    Two-Hour Monologue With a King

    Shakespeare’s *Macbeth* Douglas Bond ——————–

  22. 34

    Sleuthing Stories

    How Narnia Teaches Us to Slay Sneaky Dragons by Mrs. Leila Bowers

  23. 33

    The Nobility of the Common

    American Aristocracy in Narnia by Rebekah Merkle

  24. 32

    What Is Bacchus Doing in Narnia?

    Feasting, Revelry, and Making an Ice Queen Sweat Mr. Jonathan Sarr

  25. 31

    The Lord of the Burdens

    Or, Was Frodo Acting Like a Raggant? Sean Higgins

  26. 30

    Q&A with the Speakers

    Jonathan Sarr, Sean Higgins, C.R. Wiley, Leila Bowers, moderated by Andy Bowers

  27. 29

    Tom Bombadil

    C.R. Wiley

  28. 28

    Weaponizing Uncle Tom

    Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Abolition of Slavery Jonathan Sarr ——————–

  29. 27

    Novel Mirrors

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  30. 26

    Sculpting Sturdy Standers

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  32. 24

    Talking to Animals

    The shaping power of Children’s stories by Ben Palpant

  33. 23

    Give Me This Mountain

    An Argument for Old Men to Be Explorers by Ben Palpant

  34. 22

    Marysville, Gateway to the World

    There are no little places. by Ben Palpant

  35. 21

    Fiction for Unfavourable Conditions

    or, Human Imagination in a World of Artificial Intelligence by Sean Higgins

  36. 20

    November 2025 Assembly

    Mr. Lugg brings an address on doing work, as a Christian, no matter your station in life. Are all people called to hard work, or are some exempt?

  37. 19

    2025-26 First Day Assembly Address

    Mr. Higgins helps set the tone for the year by providing the opening address at the first assembly every year. Thankfully he agreed to do it again and it did not disappoint. Enjoy!

  38. 18

    “The ECS Enculturation Trifecta for Unfavorable Conditions”

    Enjoy this audio address from Mr. Sean Higgins at the 2025 Evangel Classical Fundraiser Feast. Sean is faithful to bring a fresh perspective of what we are trying to accomplish here at ECS and this is just that. Enjoy!

  39. 17

    A Grief Endured

    Sean Higgins presented "Processing Pain Page by Page" at Evangel Classical's 2025 Fiction Festival. This session explored the theme of navigating pain through narrative, discussing the intricacies of storytelling in fiction and how it can reflect and process personal experiences.

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  41. 15

    Brightwing Is Real

    Writing Fiction As An Act of Hospitality by Ben Palpant

  42. 14

    An Axe for the Frozen Sea

    What The Poets Can Teach by Ben Palpant

  43. 13

    The Staff in Your Hand

    Writing Memoir As An Act of Praise by Ben Palpant

  44. 12

    Q&A with Douglas Wilson

    Jonathan Sarr, Douglas Wilson, and Sean Higgins

  45. 11

    That Hideous Strength

    by Douglas Wilson

  46. 10

    Perelandra

    by Douglas Wilson

  47. 9

    Out of the Silent Planet

    by Douglas Wilson

  48. 8

    Only the Beginning

    Or, Good Stories, Good Friends, and Winning the Good Fight by Sean Higgins

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We are a K-12 classical and Christian school in Marysville, WA and we invite you to share in some of the fruit of our labor such as our annual Fiction Festivals, Fundraiser Feasts and other talks that we share throughout the year! We are striving to thankfully continue the work of His people as they have throughout history and transfer God-honoring culture to following generations.

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