July 18, 2007 | 1 comment
The following is a story from a President Ballantyne who told of a special Christmas season from his boyhood days. Ballantyne grew up in Star Valley, Wyoming, which is harsh country. The summers are short and fleeting, while the winters
July 16, 2007 | 5 comments
An inquirer was quizzing me about how Christian Scientists view the awful atrocities that occur in history over time. For instance, the millions Stalin murdered, or Hitler incinerated, or that civil war ravages in the heart of Africa. I said
June 28, 2007 | 5 comments
Three weeks ago, we had a bout of forgetfulness in our household. The first major slip-up came in our mistaking the time for one of our son’s year-end concerts. The family had been planning to attend this event for months,
April 30, 2007 | 4 comments
We did it! My USTA team placed number one in our division this weekend, and the whole gang is excited about advancing to districts competition a month from now. Hooray! As any of my regular readers know, winning the highest
April 26, 2007 | 3 comments
Have you ever heard this acronym? PUSH Pray Until Something Happens PUSH Now wouldn’t the world be a much better place if any “pushy” thought we entertained was transformed into this type of PUSH? It encourages us to pray first,