by debracelovsky | May 1, 2023 | Family Life, One Year Bible
Children do not inherit their father’s religion by natural succession. They must be trained in it. Lord Arthur Hervey The challenge, of course, is in the doing. Which brings us to a strange book about a period of time that’s been called “the dim...
by debracelovsky | Jun 5, 2022 | Family Life, One Year Bible
Every summer when I was growing up in Northern California, we went to Family Camp in the mountains near Santa Cruz. This was a much anticipated event. Since it was the era of Big Hair, our packing meant lots of hairspray, as well. It was hot and dusty during the day,...
by debracelovsky | Feb 7, 2022 | Family Life
A brief yet reflective walking through a cemetery is enough to teach us more than all the philosophy of the world during a lifetime. Giannis Delimitsos It had been thirteen years since we made our Living Trust. It was created a year before the unexpected death of my...
by debracelovsky | Oct 3, 2021 | Autumn, Family Life
One early evening after dinner, Rose, 2 1/2, bright blond hair in a spiky ponytail, says suddenly, “Starka! The sun is going!” We open the front door, step onto the porch, and look directly west. The brilliant sphere is a dazzling...
by debracelovsky | Jun 14, 2021 | Family Life, Word
A teacher’s job is to take a bunch of live wires and see that they are well-grounded. Darwin D. Martin When I was sixteen I taught a class of second and third graders in the church my father pastored. My young life had been spent under Bible instruction,...
by debracelovsky | Apr 20, 2021 | Family Life, Word
Scene: Joshua 2:1 Dead of night as the two men enter the river. Behind them, the vast encampment of their people spreads across the Plains of Moab, an occasional pinprick of firelight visible. The night is very cold. On the bank, other men stand quietly, watching...
