Christmas Farm Echoes In Ma's Quiet Grace
In New York and Chicago families face Christmas contrasts as Ma Shannon shelters Joseph and Mary Carpenter and their baby in a snowy Arkansas-like farm tale. Ma recalls her late husband Kit and weighs bequeathing the farm to the Carpeters while Sally pursues Hollywood, and distant kin plan futures amidst a snowbound Christmas.
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Ma Shannon
New York
Lydia
Mary
Seattle
Chicago
Charity
Mountain Creek
Kit
Sally
Hollywood
Joe
Christopher
Christopher Shannon
Kenneth
Robert
Danny
Court of Law
Margaret Heath Shannon
Carpenter
Joseph Carpenter
Joseph
Mary Carpenter
Fortitude and Faith in the Era of War and Sport
An essay links football mental fortitude to wartime grit, citing coaches and Colonel in France, then highlights Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen on endurance and nerve. It also presents a Sunday lesson on Jesus as a boy, stressing physical, mental, and spiritual growth and parental guidance.
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Tom Keene
Syracuse
Dan McGugin
Michigan
Vanderbilt
France
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Gene Sarazen
Gene
Hoylake
Scioto
Winged Foot
Jesus
Simeon
Nazareth
G. Campbell Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Lesson for January 11 Selected Scriptural Subjects
A religious education page lists the lesson for January 11 with chosen scripture texts. The International Council of Religious Education provides these materials under permission for use in teaching and study.
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International Council of Religious Education
Hearts and Understanding Quote Inspires Readers
A Chesterfield proverb notes that hearts guide people more than minds and that pleasing senses opens paths to the heart, urging attention to eyes and ears as the first step in influence.
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Chesterfield
Do Not Grieve Over Others’ Troubles
A reflective quotation from Bolton Hall encourages resilience, noting that personal troubles arise from need and that one should not grieve over the troubles of others.
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Bolton Hall
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Christer “Oy Anne Mary ‘Lawler
California
Baltimore
Big Dace
Big Doc
God
Israel
Temple
Redeemer
Anna
Jerusalem
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Professional Teachers Bureau
Co. Bluffs, Ia
SENS
Philip D. Armour
Antigonus
Dryden
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