We will mourn the dead—the two who have died. An innocent child. A bystander. It’s sad for all of us. We will not, however, mourn the 40 people who were murdered during the last 24 hours. We will not, however, mourn the 90 people who died in auto accidents in the last 24 hours. And we certainly will not hear… Read more »
We met Miss Lucille our first Sunday at church after moving to The Middle West over a decade ago. Already a widow, she warmly took us under her wing and we enjoyed many a root beer float sitting around the table at her house after evening worship.
Burning ditches is an early Spring ritual out here in farm country. It clears out the old, dead material so the new can grow in full and strong. There’s a lesson for life there, too.
The McGuffey readers helped unite the nation. They were excellent for their time, and still worth finding for home schoolers. They could never be adopted in a public school today. The first words of the Soviet first grade readers were “For the joys of our childhood we thank our native land.” The McGuffey readers began with “No man can put… Read more »
“Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.” ~Churchill
The following was copied and slightly edited from a blog I occasionally read… The most offensive thing I believe is Genesis 1:1, and everything it implies. That is, I believe in a sovereign Creator who is Lord and Definer of all. Everything in the universe — the planet, the laws of physics, the laws of morality, you, me — everything was… Read more »
(The following is copied from another blog) The following quote is from John W. Gardner’s “Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?” (W.W. Norton & Company, 1961) pages 101-102 (it is still in print): “We must expect students to strive for excellence in terms of the kind of excellence that is within their reach. Here we must recognize that… Read more »