I've known this story from the beginning. Indeed, the boys in this story—my nephews—are now ages 48 and 50. This is the first of a series of true stories about folks who have suffered life-threate…
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“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
I don't remember my age at the time, probably somewhere between 11 and 13; I only remember the dysfunction all around me. I wasn't out on the street or even on the school playground, where things sometimes could …
When children's author Jane Efua Asamoah was a young school girl growing up in Ghana, she was given the assignment of writing an essay which she titled, Myself<…
Four years into retirement—and I have to say that retirement is not what I expected. Covid-19 struck before the first year ended. The part of Virginia I live in wasn't much affected, and by summer 2020, chu…
As I begin writing this, our nation is celebrating the 4th of July. Like so many in this country, I am very thankful for the…