Being a Servant
Today would be my oldest brother's 73 birthday if he had lived. He died at the age of 66. My brother was and still is in some ways very important to me. Richard taught me how to live in Christ. I say that to explain that he and I both grew up in the same family. He had an older sister, a younger sister and a little brother and sister. All of our lives were lived in light of the church and its teachings. I never heard my mother or father in anyway criticize the church. They did not put out their concerns about things that came up because they had realized early on that being critical of things you believe in would not benefit their family. When my Dad became ill, Richard made a very strong effort to make sure that he and Dad had a good relationship. Dad, prior to his illness, even went and helped Richard when he bought his property in Wimberley. Richard had seen Dad build a house and he decided to do the same thing. Dad...