by Rick Boyer | Feb 28, 2016 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! You may have heard of Col. John Mosby, the “Gray Ghost” of the Civil War. Mosby was a Confederate cavalry officer whose small force of mounted raiders caused endless damage and confusion to the Union Army and repeatedly whipped much larger forces....
by Rick Boyer | Jul 29, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Proverbs 22:1 says, “A good name is more to be desired than great riches.” Very true! If you were very rich but nobody liked you, you wouldn’t be a very happy person. On the other hand, the happiest people in the world aren’t those who have...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 22, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! George Washington once said, “Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do–then do it with all your strength.” You might be surprised how many people you know are drifting through life, just doing enough to get by. Many people go to...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 15, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Have you ever thought about courage? What it really means to be brave? Most of us think of a brave man as a man who isn’t afraid. But that’s all wrong. A big bully who likes to pick fights with littler kids isn’t brave. He’s not afraid of...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 8, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! When I was ten, my parents bought me a BB gun for Christmas. I loved that gun. My friends and I had so much fun hunting and target practicing! We would search the roadside ditches for soft drink bottles, which in those days were made of glass...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 4, 2015 | Story Saturday
Samuel Chase, of Maryland, signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as a member of the United States Supreme Court. A great proponent of the rule of law, Chase’s character is well illustrated in a story from the year 1974. There had been a riot in...
by Rick Boyer | Jul 1, 2015 | Character Lessons, Story Saturday
One of Delaware’s most accomplished sons was George Read. Read was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and therefore one of Britain’s most hunted public enemies during the War of Independence. Read had some close calls during that perilous time. ...
by Rick Boyer | May 25, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Last week I wrote to you about being careful how we use words. Have you ever thought about how powerful words are? I used to have a bad habit of insulting my friends. I guess I picked it up from watching television. It seems on TV everybody always...
by Rick Boyer | May 18, 2015 | Character Lessons
Hey Little Buddies, “Like a trampled spring and a polluted well, is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.” That’s Proverbs 25:26 and it contains a principle that I hope you’ll pay careful attention to. Have you ever drunk from a spring? I have, many times....
by Rick Boyer | May 15, 2015 | Story Saturday, Storytime
It was early morning on May 30, 1806. Two men, coincidentally both lawyers, had ridden two days for this occasion. One would someday be a President of the United States. One would soon be dead. Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickson had come to blows in the time-honored...