The Deadbeats versus Cartmel cakes, Christmas Eve 2020
Fairly early last Christmas Eve, the two deadbeats and I, slowly but not too slowly, decided to take advantage of a bright sunny morning, to walk
Over the Fell to the breadshed. I mean we’d half decided this the day before . . . if the weather was good, if we felt like it, if the deadbeats got up early enough, if all the astral bodies were aligned and I could get the kettle to work and the marmalade didn’t run out. It’s unfair to call the deadbeats that. For a start, my daughter objects to the name – though not very much. ‘I’m not a deadbeat – I look posh compared to you two.’ This is true.
March 9, 2021
Lawrence Jamal, goes for adds today to Christian CHR and Christian Rhythmic-formatted radio outlets.
The single, which Lawrence Jamal wrote, embodies the musician’s desires as he pursues his musical career. Admitting to a time in which he battled depression, suicide, anger, regret, temptation, loneliness and more, he said it was his experiences in this darkness that led him to rededicate his life as a believer and be transparent about where he has been.
“’Pick Me Up’ is a vulnerable soul cry,” Lawrence Jamal says, adding that verse by verse, he shares his questions and fears.
“As I grow in my walk with Christ I’ve come to learn and rely on the power of vulnerability and community,” says Lawrence Jamal. “And if I ever plan to incite change for the Kingdom, I need to be transparent with those I’m partnering with as I open my heart in the hopes of new life, love, and connections as we continue to strive to pursue purpose in our time.”
Steve Carr posted this remembrance of our former editor Sam E. Stone at his website on Tuesday, the day after Sam died at age 84. We are sharing it here with Steve’s permission.
Sam E. Stone shares some thoughts on ministry at Steve Carr’s class at Cincinnati Bible Seminary in 2016.
By Steve Carr
But he wasn’t actually my mentor.
My wife and I were truly blessed to get to know Sam and Gwen Stone. Through Kelly’s work at Standard Publishing and my job at Cincinnati Christian University, our paths continually crossed with the couple. They had been married for over 50 years, raised an amazing family, and devoted their entire lives to the kingdom of God. They were two of the humblest representatives of Christ I’ve ever met.