Good News - June 2021

died shortly after my mother when I was in my early twenties. Right after the fu- neral, as we were cleaning up the house, we came upon a cassette tape. I put it in the player and heard the voice of my father in one of his sermons. He said, "My father didn't have much and couldn't give me much in the way of earthly posses- sions." He continued on with, "When I was a wild, young man who cared nothing about the church or the things of the Lord, I came home one night very late, and as I came into the house I heard my father's voice praying for me; pleading with the Lord to bring his son to Christ." My father never forgot that, and he ended the sermon by saying, "No, my father didn't have much, but he left me with his prayers and with a good name. Whenever I was tempted, I always thought of my father and how hard he had worked to give me that good name." In the providence of God, I found that tape and played it right after his fu- neral. Now I pray for my children and hope that I can leave them with the same good name. Samuel Lamerson, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies, Knox Theological Seminary tional erna Int . oday e t giv /g or $275. la f or wheelchair f tries Minis or en. Visit hopehav ema t a child in Gua tric Sponsor a pedia for every child in Florida! Statewide Partnering with: www.careportal.org/getinvolved Get Involved. A technology platform connecting churches and communities in Florida with partners and resources to reach children and families in crisis. Wants to Know… Oksana Horton O’Neal Dozier Coach Rick Andreassen Romney C. Rogers Samuel Lamerson