What is Critical? What is Often Overlooked? Written By Marjorie Tatter author of "Joyfully Serving Christ" Do you know about Raymond Raikes? He is credited with organizing and starting the first Sunday schools in the world near London, England in the mid 1760’s. Because public schools were nonexistent and financial times were precarious, only the gentry or upper-class children had the benefit of organized education . The middle and lower-class children had to work hard in factories six days a week . Whatever free time they found was occupied largely by thieving . Raikes knew that these working children were just as capable of learning as the wealthier . He cared about these precious, illiterate souls, and wanted them to forsake their lives of theft and godlessness upon learning of the love of Christ , the Ten Commandments, and the Golden Rule. And so, taking advantage of the first massed produced Bibles, Raymond Raikes established Sunday Schools to teach...
A Rough Spot Written By (Barbara Ann Eubanks) [Copyright 2017] Never had Thad and Molly experienced such turbulence. Molly, being typical Molly, showed more concern for those around her than for herself. Across the aisle sat a college student from Bermuda who was making her first trip to the U.S. to accept a swimming scholarship from Auburn University. She made little noise but the tears raining down her face and her vise-like grip on the armrest signaled her great fear. “Sweetie, would you like to hold my hand? Sometimes it helps just to hold on to someone. That and prayer help me. Why don’t I pray for all of us,” suggested Molly. “What is your name?” In a voice that quivered like Jell-O, the girl answered, “Maliki.” Maliki gladly took the hand Molly offered. In a soft voice, Molly began, “Father, we are in a really rough spot right now. It appears our plane may make a less than safe landing, but we put our trust in y...