Pure in Speech
I have been in education for the past twenty-six years, and today I learned a lesson from a 15 year-old student. Continue reading Pure in Speech
Author: Paul Goddard
Hear the Voice?
“The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests, and his own, are the same.” — Henri-Marie Beyle Continue reading Hear the Voice?
Life on Earth
“It’s not our job to question what He’s doing with our lives. He has purpose for it, and we just have to trust Him and know that His plan is the right way.” –Sam Bradford Continue reading Life on Earth
In the Dirt
From Austen Henry Layard’s discovery of the winged bulls of Assyria, to the Ben HaCohen HaGadol inscription found recently in Jerusalem, Biblical archeology has served as means to systematically examine the past. Continue reading In the Dirt
Remembering Ike Hall (2)
Eventually, Ike was evacuated to a military hospital in Great Britain. The doctors treated his chest wound, inflated his collapsed lung, and removed many briar thorns from his body. They also treated two wounds, which he had received before arriving at the hedgerow.
Earlier in the battle, his head and arm were creased by rifle fire. Because of the serious nature of his spinal injury, the War Department told his family that he would not live. Knowing that this would worry his mother, Ike had a medic write home saying that he was fine, and he was receiving good care. Once in stable condition, he was then loaded onto a plane to make his long journey back to the United States. Continue reading “Remembering Ike Hall (2)”
Remembering Ike Hall (1)
“You turkey-birds stop running in the hallway!” Those were the first words I heard out of the mouth of Isaiah Hall.
Being a veteran teacher, “Ike” was one of my mentors when I arrived at Memphis Harding Academy. If you were on campus between 1966 and 1988, you will remember him wheeling up and down the ramp outside the Guidance Office. Perhaps what you do not know is how he ended up in that wheelchair.
One month and four days after D-Day, at dawn on July 10, 1944, eight men of the U.S. 121st Infantry, cautiously approached a field in rural occupied France. As the noise of battle increased, Pfc. Ike Hall ordered these men forward into the field. Still thirty miles short of their objective, the squad slowly crawled toward a thorny hedgerow. Stopping to take a break at the hedge, they waited for the 1st U.S. Tank Division to cut an opening in the vegetation. Continue reading “Remembering Ike Hall (1)”
Truth or Consequences
“All truth is God’s truth, wherever it be found.” — Arthur F. Holmes Continue reading Truth or Consequences
Indian Territory (7)
Through the years in Indian Territory, Robert Wallace Officer’s work-load increased, and his health decreased. Continue reading Indian Territory (7)
Indian Territory (6)
Robert Wallace Officer’s Indian mission stirred envy among several of his co-workers. Acknowledging this, he spoke freely … Continue reading Indian Territory (6)
Indian Territory (5)
As the Oklahoma Territory was being established, many workers joined Robert Wallace Officer’s expanding ministry. Since the population was scattered throughout the territory, Officer had to travel to preach. Traveling among his preaching points, he was able to convert and train several preachers. Continue reading Indian Territory (5)