Beech Tree News Network

Deception happens daily. Some people have lost their life savings because they were deceived. Others have been deceived by criminals who were preying on them. People are deceived spiritually when they are led to believe that any “religion” and any “religious” person pleases God. Some are deceived into thinking that so long as God “didn’t say not to” do this or that, then it is authorized. Deceit will blind men to the truth and rob men of their salvation if they die in that condition.

Plant care has been on my mind in recent days. As H. Jackson Brown said, “Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get” (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_gardening.html). I researched the care of some specific plants, hoping to enjoy them longer, and found some helpful advice.

Twice in the past two weeks, I asked my daughter, Natalie, to bring home sandwich bread.  Twice, she brought home loaf bread.  The third time, I sent her a text describing sandwich bread: Please bring home sandwich bread…it is in a king size bag…the edges are squared off, not rounded.  She texted back:  I know what bread is!  She brought home another bag of loaf bread.
    I made the comment to my husband, Garey, I had failed to get across to Natalie the difference between loaf and sandwich bread.
    “What are you talking about?” he asked

What if someone were to say, “The wise and good thing to do today is to start drinking alcohol.” Would you defend this statement? Would you say that this is something that ought to be encouraged? How about encouraging our children to drink alcohol? If “other people” do it, would it be OK then?

Laughter is like medicine.  Once, first wife Bett and I attended a church function back in our hometown.  We parked behind and walked in the back door facing the audience.  We were greeting old friends before the service started.  When we got seated I happened to look down to find the strategic front of my pants was open.  Fact is the zipper had just given up and separated.  I pulled by suit coat off and held it in front of me the rest of the evening.  “I hope on one noticed my raggedy shorts,” I quivered.

Conversation: The Text Generation-Which do you prefer: texting or calling? I posed this question to Facebook and got some surprising results.  Well, it might be surprising if you don’t take into account that the majority of my Facebook friends are my age, very close to my age, or a bit older. 

Many take time during the warm summer months to enjoy the nice weather and take a break from their normal schedules. A couple of weeks ago, my daughter enjoyed a staycation with planned excursions. Whatever the vacation type, many of us look forward to these interruptions to our daily routines.
 

Dear Diane and John,

I have just arrived back home after spending some special days in Morgantown and this is my story:

When I was in third grade, Danny Burkhead lived just down the road from us on Markwell Lane, in Bullitt County.  He was a quiet, mind-your-own-business kind of guy.  His parents were quiet, simple people, as well.  My sisters and I rode the bus with Danny. When he graduated from Mt. Washington High School, he was immediately drafted and sent straight to Viet Nam.  He didn’t survive the year.  Danny Burkhead was my first brush with war.

The subject of alcohol sales in Butler County is now on the minds of several of her citizens. Some claim that selling alcohol will result in Butler County getting better. Perhaps alcohol sales would provide a financial boost for businesses in the area, but is this going to be our standard for making people better?