by Rick Boyer | Jan 23, 2017 | Character Lessons
Have you ever felt inferior? Have you ever felt bad because your brother or your sister or your friend could do certain things better than you? I used to. When I was a boy I had a terrible feeling of inferiority. My older brother was good at sports and smart in...
by Rick Boyer | Oct 31, 2016 | Character Lessons
One day when I was a boy, I walked over to the home of my friend, Butch. I had my dog, Spike on a leash and he walked with me. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. So Spike and I turned around to start the half-mile trip back home. We left Butch’s...
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...
