My Grandfather

The children enjoyed their first Saturday of their summer vacation.

Orlando took the wedding ring to have it resized.

I will teach the last lesson today on what all Christians should be. Teacher, Athlete, Soldier and Farmer!

Thinking about farming brought me back to elementary and high school when I lived so much of the time with my grandparents. I assure you that we worked hard. My grandfather had me pick cotton, bale and store hay in the dorm, milk cows and cut weeds. But my time with him was the best times of my youth. He died so young. Only 56.

FRIEND OF SINNERS is another name used for Jesus. In Matthew 11:19 the Word says, “The Son of man came eating and drinking, and the say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.”

“Friend of sinners” is a biblical phrase referring to Jesus, who associated with and welcomed people considered outcasts, such as tax collectors and prostitutes. His critics used the term to insult and ridicule Jesus. But for Jesus this term indicates his desire for relationship with all people, before any change or repentance on their part. This is my goal as a Christian.