No fewer than 27 artists were acknowledged over four verses, sometimes by their full name but often just by their first. The novelty was in that inventory of celebrities because it was quite a list. Namechecking Merle, Jerry Lee, Willie, et al It light-heartedly advised the listener that if they sounded like any one of the real-life artists name-checked in the song, stardom surely beckoned. Produced by Jerry Kennedy, “How To Be A Country Star” was a distinctly tongue-in-cheek composition by the Reid brothers. Starting with their first hit “Flowers On The Wall” way back in 1965, they’d already had 32 chart entries. This book was a real learning experience for me and an even nicer blessing.Brothers Harold and Don Reid, Lew DeWitt, and Phil Baisley had been a much-loved country music institution for years, by the time that latest Mercury Records 45 took its bow on the Hot Country Singles chart that date in late March 1979. They read from it and then discussed it and still are. Sunday school classes and Bible studies used my book for their weekly meetings. I think the best things to come from this project are the responses I got from so many churches around the country. So I tackled 8 of them and have gotten nothing but great feedback from each of them. I wanted to really get to know the folks and to give the reader a chance to know them. ![]() Wow! There’s a piece of work straight from God’s hand to man’s earth. I wanted them to see Samson’s pain and agony and not just a strongman who performed death-defying feats. I wanted people to know Abraham as not just a dusty old character but also for the old rascal he sometimes was. ![]() I wanted to make them easy, simple and conversational. My favorite was the Good Samaritan, even though, best I remember, I always wound up being his donkey! I never seemed to get the starring roles.īut for my first book, I decided I wanted to tell some of these old stories from the Old and New Testaments in a different language than I had ever heard them told before. We even acted them out down in the Kindergarten and Primary classes. Once I could read, they had us read them out loud in Sunday school class. Probably like you, I have had Bible stories read to me since day one. If you order from this site, the book will be autographed by Don. A great book for discussion in any class or book club. 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 read them over and over again. The chapters cover feelings and insights from both secular and Biblical standpoints and often offer a humorous touch to subjects we all enjoy. ![]() 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. From these weekly messages, this book was born and developed. In March of 2020, when the Covid pandemic began closing churches and keeping congregations close to home, Don improvised an email lesson and sent it to each member of his Friendship Class on Saturday nights. Ninety concise and to-the-point chapters speak to everyday topics we all may experience on any given day from dawn to bedtime. LIFE LESSONS, covers topics of the heart and mind, often with related stories from the Scriptures.
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