by Rick Boyer | Aug 5, 2016 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! A famous man once said, “Men are respectable only as they respect.” In other words, other people won’t respect you if you don’t respect others. Maybe you know someone who is always talking about other people as if they aren’t as smart as he is, or...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 12, 2016 | Story Saturday
If you’ve read Portraits of Integrity, you may remember the story of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. His life and work are rightfully admired all over the world. He’s a man our children should get to know. Born in Nottingham, England in 1829, Booth...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 5, 2016 | Story Saturday
For over a hundred years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was a hero to Americans in the South and widely respected in the northern states as well. His personal integrity, courage, brilliance on the battlefield and finally his grace in defeat made him a legend in...
by Rick Boyer | Jun 28, 2016 | Story Saturday
If ever there was a humble hero, such was George Washington Carver. Carver was born a slave near Diamond, Missouri during the Civil War. His mother was stolen from her owner, Moses Carver. Although the baby George was taken as well, he was soon found and...
by Rick Boyer | Jun 21, 2016 | Story Saturday
It was June, 1863 and the Civil War was going badly for the Confederacy in Tennessee. Southern General Braxton Bragg found his army threatened by the much larger northern Army of the Cumberland under General Rosecrans. The situation called for bold measures to draw...
