Devoted to Public Service
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 For some people, success seems to come easy. But if you look closer, you will usually find that their was a great deal of hard work behind it […]
Too Quick to Quarrel
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. Proverbs 20:3 Author Denise Kiernan slams Elbridge Gerry (a founding father who held many political positions from Governor of MA to VP of the United States): If he received a performance evaluation it would have read “does not work well […]
A Remarkably Generous Man
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 1 Timothy 6:18 On my book shelf sits “Stretch,” a 1997 issue Ty Beanie Baby Ostrich that was given to me as a gift from the faculty and staff of Bass Memorial Academy while I was […]
Anxious Moments
“I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.” Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 Historians tell us that Rhode Island’s William Ellery was nearly the exact opposite […]