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Bluebonnets and Blue Bell Ice Cream in Brenham, TX
Host: Stan Cox
In this episode of Watchman Digest, Stan interviews the Locklair family of Brenham, TX. It is the land of Bluebonnets, and they are beautiful this week), and Blue Bell Ice Cream. Steve is the preacher for the Highway 290 church of Christ, and together with his family, (wife Bettye, 15 year old son Andrew, and 6 year old daughter Faith) is doing a wonderful work with the brethren in Brenham.
Stan talks with the Locklairs about their “brushes with greatness.” The family met Sean Hannity about 5 years ago, and then just a few months ago had the opportunity to meet and visit with former President Bush (the elder) and his wife Barbara.
Also on the agenda was a discussion of home schooling, and issue near and dear to the heart of Steve and Bettye. You are going to enjoy this interview.
Steve’s Verse of the Week: Steve took Larry’s place this week, and shared with us some principles from God’s Word. He actually examined a number of different passages, seeking to establish the responsibility that we have as Christians to act responsibly, and with integrity, despite the breakdown of proper mores in our day. Others may not pay their bills, or their taxes, but Christians are to have the integrity to do right, even when others will not. Our thanks to Steve for his important words.
Website Review: The Locklair family work together to maintain a site for the Highway 290 church in Brenham, TX. The website is called: backtothebible.us (All of Steve’s sermon audio, Powerpoint files and bulletin articles are uploaded each week by his son Andrew, who serves as webmaster of the site). Also, Bettye has authored many children’s songs, to help teacher’s of young students in Bible classes. An audio of each song, and the lyrics can be found on the site. This is a wonderful site that deserves a visit.
No rant this week! When you are in the land of Bluebonnets and Blue Bell Ice Cream, there is nothing to be irritated about!
We want your input! Feel free to post your comments using the form below!
Music provided by the JPFM Band, from their album Paris S.K, via Jamendo under the Creative Commons Liscense.
Tags: Bush, George H.W., Home Schooling, Sean Hannity
Greetings!
I was disappointed that Larry was unable to co-host as normal, but I must say that the interview of the Locklair family was a pleasant treat.
I can very much relate to the Locklairs, as I, and my family were at Mr. Hannity’s first two live broadcasts in the DFW Metroplex! Having said that, I must say again as I said at the begining of this talkshow, you and Larry have Rush, Sean, and all others beat. I believe you have all other shows beat because you do one thing that nobody else does, and that is you guys look at the issues of the week in light of the word of God. That my friends is unbeatable!
I do want to comment on the question that you presented to the Locklairs on the social aspect of homeschooling. Just yesterday, my brother, cousin, and I were able to discuss this very topic with a friend.
Does anybody remember those quiet kids in school who were shy, and never talked to anybody? Well, there are those in the homeschooling realm just like that. I, like most homeschoolers have no problem striking a conversation with anyone from six years old, to nintysix. I actualy have (when people find out that I was homeschooled) been accused of being “normal”.
One thing that I have noticed is that the children of good christian men and women, whether schooled publicly, or at home are pretty much the same. I know this to be true because I know where I, my siblings, my cousin, all of my dearest friends (whom attended public school), Larry’s children (whom I barely remember from Haltom City), and your children (whom I have met briefly) are at in the Lord. This is because you the parent put God first in both your life, and the childs, and stay eternaly active with them as well. This I am ever thankful for.
I have been dying to tell you Stan that the only way I get to listen to the show is on my iPod Touch, which may be Apples best product ever. ;) However to Erin (Larry’s daughter, your foremost opponent in this realm), I dread seeing any Apple computer at work. When trying to use any of my equipment at work with them, I have to change so many settings for each it’s not even funny. Then its a matter of if you have the right adapter to connect the two pieces. So Apple is something that is both good, and bad to me. ;)
Keep up the good work y’all!
Josh
Thanks for your kind comments, Josh. I very much enjoyed the interview, and thought the hour went well. Getting the sound to an acceptable level was a bit of a challenge, but the Locklair’s were fun to interview.
I agree with you that the primary factor in determining the faithfulness, success and accomplishments of children are the parents. Our God in heaven is certainly wise!
Re: the iPod Touch… My son knows of a couple of kids at school that have one, and he is dying to get one himself. He can’t wait to mow some lawns this summer for just that reason!
Erin, Jeff Smith and I go at each other regarding which computer operating system is preferable. But, it is all in fun… everyone knows that Windows is better!
Good times at the Gaylord Texan with Hannity! It was great to be homeschooled; we were able to do all those fun things that happened during school hours. Speaking of homeschooling, Josh is right—I still get accused of being “normal” when people (some who have known me for years) find out that I was homeschooled. I am not sure why people assume that if you are homeschooled you will be incapable of conversing intelligently.
Josh also makes a good point about Apple computers. I work for Information Systems in an Enterprise environment with over 2 thousand computers; some are Macs, but most are Windows. The Macs just simply do not work in a network environment (with each other or Windows) and can almost never be fixed if one breaks. In addition, they are NOT more secure than a Windows box. In fact, it actually takes less time (as little as 2 seconds even when fully patched) for a hacker to take total control of a Mac because of some of the serious security issues. The majority of viruses are written for Windows because of its larger user base; if you are a hacker, you want to be able to control the most computers you can at once. Just keep in mind that there are many viruses written for Macs as well.
Keep up the good work, we love your show!