This week we have a guest author, Rusty Wright. It’s great to have a Christmas movie with such an inspiring message. Enjoy! By Rusty Wright “The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world,” declares Barbara Robinson’s classic seasonal novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Now, a new movie brings the Herdman … [Read more…]
Coming up on April 29 is one of my favorite special events of the year at our church. We call it the Teacher Appreciation Dinner and honor the classroom teachers our church children have had during the year. It’s for teachers from Kindergarten (the only word I ever misspelled on a spelling test!) to seniors … [Read more…]
I’ve always been told that parents should not have a favorite child, and that is true for me. But I must admit to having a favorite parent! My father, Lawrence Bradley, was the kindest, gentlest, and yet most capable and intelligent man I knew. He could build things, such as a new barn, and repair … [Read more…]
At the end of each year, Steve and I evaluate our past year separately and together. He makes an always interesting list of unexpected happenings for that year; I count all my entries to see how they match with my goals for the year. Neither of us makes “New Year’s Resolutions,” but we do plan … [Read more…]
What a lovely Thanksgiving weekend with the whole family! That included our two, spouses, and grandchildren, plus Gina’s mother, sister, spouse, children. Eighteen in all! And everyone stayed with Josh and Gina but us; we went to a hotel. Quite a crowd! The grands are ages 8, 9, 13, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22. Yesterday … [Read more…]
In 2012, Steve and I had a welcome dilemma. We’d received a check as a settlement with my brothers and me for our mother’s untimely death. We looked at the check and decided we would donate $15,000 to a charity she would have supported. We prayed for guidance in finding just the right project to … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago, our Sunday class at Central chose to go on a prayer walk. We met first in our classroom and then were divided into groups to walk and pray on assigned streets around our building. In some ways, our group was a motley crew. Kim, who has been coming to class and … [Read more…]
Mother and Daddy, recently married, settled in to their life in the Clearview community of Middle Tennessee where he had grown up, living in the old farmhouse where my paternal grandfather had been born. By fall, Mother acquired a teaching job at the country school, which was much larger than your typical “one-room schoolhouse.” One … [Read more…]
I recently finished reading More Than a White Man’s Religion: Why the Gospel Has Never Been Merely White, Male-Centered, or Just Another Religion by Abdu Murray. This is one of the most well-written, well-documented, and interesting books I’ve read concerning Christianity. Mr. Murray confronts common objections that the Bible is racist and sexist. His explanation of … [Read more…]
June 24, 1981, was to be my father’s 60th birthday and my mother decided to have a surprise party for him at Cherokee Steakhouse in Gallatin, Tennessee, a few miles from their home. Steve and Josh had things going on that they couldn’t miss, so I drove to Tennessee with baby Kelsey to be part … [Read more…]
