Category Archives: History
Joseph and David
Tempted by another man’s wife, Joseph made the right decision, David the wrong one. Joseph protested to Potiphar’s wife that yielding to her would be a betrayal of her husband and a sin against God. Both reasons were valid, but … Continue reading
Red Cloud 2009
Near the end of June 2009, our son Steve and I explored the site of the farm I grew up on near Red Cloud, Nebraska, in the years 1930 to 1936. I say “the site” because all the buildings on the farm … Continue reading
Parable of the Insurance Salesman
For years, no one in the small town on the Nebraska frontier was able to sell insurance to German immigrant farmers out in the country because they spoke only German. Then one of the insurance salesmen bought a German textbook and learned the … Continue reading
Pleasant Hill School
I began formal schooling, having just turned six, in the fall of 1932 at Pleasant Hill School in Webster County, Nebraska. The teacher determined that I should start in third grade because I had already learned at home the elements of the three … Continue reading
The Grand Trotter “Axtell”
One of the most famous animals to bear the name “Axtell” is a four-legged one who is unknown today but who captured the attention of the horse racing world a century ago. THE GRAND YOUNG TROTTING STALLION AXTELL BY WILLIAM … Continue reading