Storyteller

I grew up visiting cemeteries every year on Memorial Day with my family, and I hated it. Wasting an entire day driving from place to place to poke a few flowers in the ground was not how I wanted to spend my Saturday as a child.  How wrong I was, and what I wouldn't give to go back and pay attention to the stories that were told of those family members long gone.  The true meaning of Memorial Day is not simply to remember and decorate the graves of loved ones, but specifically to honor those who died during their time of service in the military. Year after year do I recall placing flowers on the grave of my great-uncle who served and died during World War II.  His story been a source of fascination to me for years, but those who knew the details have been dead for decades. With the help of some history-savvy friends and the trusty internet, I have been able to put together a few of the puzzle pieces.   Lyman Eugene Jenkins was the ninth of 10 children born to my...

"...the people who know their God will be strong and take action." Daniel 11:32(b) I could not count on all my fingers or toes how many times I have heard Kay Arthur quote this scripture. The idea of being able to actually know the God of the universe is mind-blowing when you stop to mull it over, yet His word says it is true. How can we know God? It's not all that complicated. After all, He gave us a great big book that tells His entire story. Challenging and confusing at times? Yes. Difficult to study? Not really, especially if you have the right tools. I first encountered Kay Arthur and Precept  ministries in the mid-1990s. I had attended a women's Sunday School class while visiting my sister and family in Oklahoma. That particular week, the ladies were studying Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness) from Lord, I Want to Know You . This gave me a taste of what an in-depth Bible study could be, and I was hooked. The strategy of repeated reading of the text, ...