This Week's Program
Encouraging Families
In celebration of “Family Dinner Day” September 26, this week’s guest on Shaping Families looks at various ways to strengthen family living. Eugene Souder had enough energy, ideas and vision to help start a radio program, a couple of organizations and at least four publications over the years. Along the way, he spent 20 years pastoring a small church, while at the same time earning family income by building modest houses.
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Frog Hollow
Sam Heatwole
Our first year in Virginia was a hectic time of adjustment for all of us. Then we bought the small farm we had been renting and our hectic adjustments took a different shape. The children were willing to pitch in, doing massive amounts of work cleaning up the old barn and mending fences. The farm family next door warned us that the pastures produced more thistles than forage, and suggested if we were going to be good neighbors, we’d dig them out or cut them down before they blossomed. And spread to their fields.
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Burton's Blog
Candles of Hope
Burton Buller
Next Week
Risdon and Claudia Slate, a husband and wife, talk about what it has meant for Risdon to cope with bipolar illness. Risdon is a professor of criminology who has testified before Congress about the treatment of the mentally ill in the criminal justice system, and is co-author of a book on the topic.
Favorite Family Recipes
Orange Jello Salads
"Jello salads were always a part of meals my mom prepared for our family," says program manager Sheri Hartzler. "They are easy to make and a nice way to add fruit and color to a menu. The second version of orange jello comes from my mother-in-law."
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