By DANNY MINTON Leon Leyson passed on from this life January 12, 2013. Growing up, he never thought he’d live beyond his childhood years. He was born Lieb Lejzon in Narewka, Poland, sometime in the year 1929. Unsure of the day, he picked September 15 to celebrate his birthday. He was the youngest of five children born to Moshe
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON I arrived at Abilene Christian College as a sophomore in the fall of 1967. I signed up to be in Edwards dorm, which at the time was the newest and nicest of the men’s facilities. I was a little late signing up, so I was put on the waiting list, while in the meantime, I was assigned
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON More than likely, everyone reading this has heard the phrase “Kilroy Was Here!” It was a popular phrase during WWII and continued for years afterward. But have you ever asked, “Who was Kilroy”? There are a lot of myths about him, but Kilroy really was a real person. James J. Kilroy was hired by the Bethlehem Steel
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Churches are made up of all kinds of people, people with various social status, people with a wide variety of financial stability, inherently kind-hearted people, people who worship God on Sunday and the ways of the world on Monday, spiritually strong people, people who struggle with their faith, people who are needy and asking for help and
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON A young man sat down one day and viewed his life. It was a life of despair. At one time, he was a man of wealth. He had friends, dined in the nicest places, and was respected by each person he met. Then, in what seemed like an instant, it was all gone. He reached into his
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON “Christmas Tree Lightings:” you see them in movies, and many cities around the country enjoy one in the town square every year. They occur in the nation’s capital, state capitals, neighborhoods, malls, and about anyplace a group wants to have one. They initiate the beginning of the Christmas season. The dates will vary, but the excitement they
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Christmas time is here! It seems to come around the same time every year as far as I can remember. The only difference, it comes faster nowadays than it did when I was five. It’s a time when families get together, exchange gifts, laugh together, play games, and sometimes cry a little. You drive down the street
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON When I was young, my friend and I would climb a tree and jump from the branches like we were parachuting from a plane. There were two levels–a low jump of about four feet, and when we were brave enough, a six-foot drop. When I was young, another friend and I would ride around the elementary school
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON I vaguely remember my elementary school play one Thanksgiving many moons ago. I do remember that I was a Pilgrim. My mother had made my black shorts and a “Pilgrim Hat,” the one with the stovetop and buckle. I remember that it was better than the year before when I played “Humpty Dumpty.” Anyway, this play was
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