Cowboy Paraphrase

As It Might Have Happened in the Old West By Frank Ball For many families, reading the nativity story at Christmas is a family tradition. Here’s how it might be told in Texas. Luke 2 1And it came to pass back in those days that a telegram was sent from President Augustus, commanding every citizen […]

Give Thanks

Every morning, I spend an hour with the Lord, but not for any religious reason. That is, it’s not a liturgy. I just enjoy the time spent one-on-one, and I believe all the rest of the day’s hours are better because of it. Much of that time is spent saying thank you. The benefits I […]

Thanksgiving Plans

Since the Thanksgiving holiday is only a week away, it’s past time to plan where you will be and what you will do. Airplane will be packed with people leaving home to spend time with family, and the roads will change from rushing to and from work to traveling over the river and through the […]

Charlie Brown

In the 1960s, we loved the Peanuts characters. Charlie Brown had a memorable Christmas, Lucy played on Charlie’s baseball team, and Linus always had his blanket. As a pilot, Snoopy had numerous airfield battles with the Red Baron. But other important people have been named Charlie Brown.