Girling the Boy Scouts Transcript: Men and boys who aspire to become men are in a sorry state. If only there were an organization to encourage boys to strive for goodness, self-mastery, and excellence. Oh, wait, such an institution already exists, or did until it was dismantled. The Boy Scouts of America, that storied […]
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The Amazing History Of Christmas Do you know where the idea of stocking stuffers comes from? Or how lights found their way onto the Christmas tree? Or why do we all have the jolly, red-suited, white-haired image of Santa Claus in our heads? In this video, historian William Federer explores the holiday’s rich and unique
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Christmas Is For Giving Author Unknown It was Christmas Eve, 1942. I was fifteen years old and felt like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn’t been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just
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My Tumbleweed Christmas Tree – A True Story By Guest Author Christine Holm As I was growing up, my family moved constantly. And there were times when all of our worldly goods had to fit into the back of a faded red Ford station wagon with no reverse gear. And I, too, had to fit
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Don’t Let Them Drown This subject hits very close to home with me because our oldest daughter, Michelle, almost drowned while she was less than 5 feet from me. We were visiting my wife’s brother in Sacramento, so we decided to take a dip in the swimming pool at his apartment. She hadn’t taken swimming
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