By Danny Minton “I think if you look back (and what better time to look back on a man’s life than on the 100th anniversary of his birth) at the totality of his record and the influence he had on the country and the world, it was really extraordinary and on balance for the good.” biographer Bob Bostock. So what
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of articles highlighting inspirational women during Women’s History Month. Click on the links below for related stories: Meet Virginia Henderson Yates by Marianne WoodThe Black Gazelle by Danny MintonOmie Wilks, A Hidden Life by Darryl TippensSarah Mullally, the 106th, but 1st Female, Archbishop of Canterbury by Rev. Mary Glover By Danny Minton Sometimes we come
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By Danny Minton “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 (NASB) Do you remember growing up hearing the fairy tale “The Three Wishes,” the story of a woodcutter and his wife who were given three wishes by a fairy for not cutting down a
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By Danny Minton “Say, Pooh, why aren’t you busy?” I said.“Because it’s a nice day,” said Pooh.“Yes, but___”“But you could be doing something important,” I said.“I am,” said Pooh.“Oh? Doing What?”“Listening,” he said.“Listening to what?”“To the birds. And that squirrel over there.”“What are they saying?” I asked.“That it’s a nice day,” said Pooh.“But you know that already,” I said.“Yes, but
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By Danny Minton When she stepped on the track at Abilene Christian College in July of 1960 for the Olympic trials, her high school coach in Tennessee had given her the nickname “Skeeter” because she was so fast. When the trials were over, she had set the world record in the women’s 200m race, a time which would stand for
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By Danny Minton Growing up, there were a lot of things we were told were facts that turned out to be unconfirmed information. Some of the things I was told during the growing up years was that girls will give you cooties if they touch you, you will derail a train if you put a penny on the track, you
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By Danny Minton One day, while shopping at a local discount store, I went into the cold storage area to pick up some eggs. I usually buy white eggs because they are a little cheaper, but on this day, all they had were brown eggs. The cost was a few cents higher, and the carton made sure to tell me
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By Danny Minton You won’t find her name listed as a hero of World War II. Chances are, you will have to search hard to find out anything about her on the internet. You’ll discover people with the same name, but they are people noted in history or modern society as important. Her name was Helen Morrison. The year was
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By Danny Minton Over five years ago, I signed up to be a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in the foster care system in Texas. While most cases are said to last an average of 18 months, due to several complications, my case lasted for over five years. I sat down in a foster home a little over
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