Classic Jack Hamm Cartoon: "Thankful Reflection"

This Jack Hamm Panel appeared Sunday, November 27, 1955 in the Austin American. The scripture comes from Psalms 22:4 "Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them".

Happy Thanksgiving!

Operation Christmas Child: Collection Week 2018

It is hard to believe that it is once again collection week for Operation Christmas Child.

"Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, works with local Christians in more than 100 countries to deliver gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need. The Greatest Journey is our 12-lesson follow-up discipleship course for children who have received shoebox gifts".

My wife and I packed our first shoebox two years ago and have looked forward to doing it again ever since. Were able to send 13 overseas last year and have far surpassed that this year. It gives us a lot of joy knowing that these packages can bring joy and hope to a small child and lead them to Christ.

National Collection Week is HERE and I want to encourage you to find a local packing center so you can touch the life of a child!

The following images are from the Operation Christmas Child website.

Shoebox Distribution in Moldova 

Shoebox Distribution in Zambia 

By Camel in Namibia 

Collection Center 

"Young People's Christian Library" Book Series

Over time in researching Christian radio, television and film, I do learn about book series and magazines. I now own a few of the digest sized "Young Reader's Christian Library" books which were published by Barbour Publishing in the 1980s to the early 2000s. Packed with illustrations, these books are mix of Bible stories, true stories of great evangelists, and great works of literature,

Four covers from three decades. The "Jesus" cover is at late 1990s edition. The "Pilgrim's Progress" on the top right is an early 2000s version, while the two on the bottom are 1980s versions. 

Titles include:
Samuel Morris
John Wesley, The Horseback Preacher
Jesus
David
The Pilgrim's Progress
Hudson Taylor
Corrie Ten Boom
In His Steps
Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
D. L. Moody, The Great Evangelist
Abraham Lincoln
Ruth
David Brainerd
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Billy Sunday

Several of these titles are now available to borrow digitally from the Internet Archive:
"Young Reader's Christian Library at Internet Archive"

They can also be purchased used and new at various book dealer and would make for great gift for young readers for the upcoming Christmas season.