Life Lessons covers topics of the heart and mind, often with related stories from the Scriptures. Ninety concise and to-the-point chapters speak to everyday topics we all may experience on any given day from dawn to bedtime.
In March of 2020, when the Covid pandemic began closing churches and keeping congregations close to home, Don Reid improvised an email lesson and sent it to each member of his Friendship Class on Saturday nights. From these weekly messages, this book was born and developed. There are stories that will transport you back to your youth and then bring you back to the present with a jolt or two of truth. The chapters cover feelings and insights from both secular and Biblical standpoints and often offer a humorous touch to subjects we all enjoy.
Whether it is "Remembering Dad" or "Just Like Oscar and Felix" or "It Was Palm Sunday in Syracuse", you'll find your favorite chapters and listen to them over and over again. A great book for discussion in any class or book club.
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Don Reid, a member of the legendary Statler Brothers, has three Grammy awards, thirteen gold albums, and eight platinum albums. An award-winning songwriter, Reid is also the author of several books, including One Lane Bridge and O Little Town. He and his wife, Deborah, live in Staunton, Virginia.
I rated this book because it required me to look at many things in a different way. It felt very personal and I believe it was supposed to. I am going back to reading the Bible more.