... was a little boy who lived in her neighborhood. His name was Jeter. Jeter was an only child of well-to-do parents who made sure he received everything his little heart desired. Well, one day his little heart desired the very thing that eight-year-old Rosemary Brown’s heart desired… it was a drum that had suddenly appeared in the display window at Penney’s department store. It was white with blue stars and a red, white and blue strap that went around your neck to hold the drum in place. There were two ...
... wuvs me dis I know for da Bible tells me so. Yes, Jesus wuvs me.” And then, Mickey threw her hands straight up in the air (like she had just scored a touchdown) and with a triumphant voice she said: “And, dat’s dat!” And then Mickey sat down. (Rosemary Brown, Protestant Hour Sermon, “The Apple of My Eye,” 3-14-05 -p.3) Mickey was right on target, wasn’t she? What more do we need to know? Jesus loves us and that’s that. When we are scared or confused or lonely. When we have to make a hard ...
... languages, and if she mastered that ancient tongue, all other languages, including English, would fall into place. She conjugated verbs, read short stories in the classics, and tried to speak like a famous Roman orator. “Many years have passed since high school,” says Rosemary Brown, “and for the life of me, all I can remember from those classes is Veni, Vidi, Vici -- I came, I saw, I conquered.” (7) What we can say about Christ is that he came, he suffered, but he conquered. He conquered it all ...
The Rev. Rosemary Brown tells of something that happened in a church she once served. One night she received a phone call that two of the little boys from her church were missing. The boys’ family lived across the street from the church. It was already pitch dark. Mom and Dad were in a panic. They searched everywhere and couldn’t find the boys. Rev. Brown opened the door to the church and was going to use the phone in her office to call for more help. As she passed through the darkened sanctuary, she ...
... My Witness” by Missy Deal. https://www.greenville.edu/news/calling-be-my-witness Greeneville University website. 6. “7 Stories That Prove The Importance of Teamwork” by Merily Leis. Published: June 20, 2017. Updated: February 1, 2018. https://www.scoro.com/blog/teamwork-stories-importance-of-teamwork/. 7. The Rev. Rosemary Brown, http://day1.org/616-hide_and_seek.
... read in part: When the farewell letters were written, when the draft of her will was folded and left under the telephone in her bedroom, Rosemary locked up her Dover Shores home in Newport Beach, got into her Mercedes 450-SL and drove away to die. The life that she chose ... write a report on rivers, and it's due next week, and I know that I'm going to fail!" To that, Charlie Brown responded, "Well, why don't you work real hard and turn in the best report you can possibly write?" With that, Sally meekly replied ...
