A Special Lesson for Families
My blog post today is one close to my heart. It is also unusual because in it I share a Bible study lesson you might like to share with your children. While preparing to teach a children’s Bible class recently,…
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One Magnet for Adventure
On a Sunday evening a few months ago, Ray and I texted our kids to tell them about a mishap we had during the first day of a mini-vacation. Our son, John, texted back: You are magnets for adventure. After…
Big-Hearted Guys
What a fun treat Ray and I had yesterday! The Tennessee Titans, Nashville’s professional football team, provided lunch for several cancer patients and a companion each—husbands, wives, moms, dads, aunts, etc. They provided us with Whataburgers, chips, chocolate chip cookies,…
Grace
Grace Coolidge said that her marriage to Calvin Coolidge united two people of “vastly different temperaments and tastes.” These two vastly different people loved each other deeply. Like every other successful couple, they learned to make it work. The public…
Essential Lesson for Children: Serving People
In 1924 the Republican Party nominated Calvin Coolidge for a full term. His campaign slogan was “Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge.” Coolidge, October 1924 Coolidge with radio equipment used in the campaign, 1924. Coolidge was elected easily. He was inaugurated…
Workermen, a Federal Judge, and a Man Who Was Grateful
Many of you are probably praying for rain, so I tell you rather sheepishly that we have had a surprising abundance this July. A friend told me this past Thursday that her rain gauge measured 4 inches that morning. We…