Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the death of Linda Beard, my late wife. We had been married over four decades. During the middle of that period, Linda and I knew the Lawson family. We knew them so well that we spent regular time in their home or doing ministry… Continue reading
After a series of events with children and staff in the Philippines during my last trip to the Institute of Foundational Learning, it was obvious to me that the Spirit of God put an expanse in my heart that was new. The term “unfailing love” or “love everlasting” became real… Continue reading
Does it seem odd to consider soil, posture, and marriage in the same breath? Consider good soil in a garden. How does it get that way? How can a garden produce good fruit? A lazy glance at a garden that looks lush and productive might invite a comment about how… Continue reading
Greetings, friends. This is Roland Beard speaking and writing from the heart in the first hours of June 23, 2017. I have been receiving many congratulations for marriage, but we are not quite married yet. There may be a little confusion because the time difference between here and other parts… Continue reading
This time 43 years ago I was heading for a little place in the Virginia countryside called Oakleigh. Linda was trying to finish up her wedding dress, but was headed to the same place. We were single but shortly would be married. It has been years of grace since that… Continue reading
