In Langston Hughes an aspiring writer working as a busboy at a hotel in Washington D C discovered that a poet he admired Vachel Lindsey was staying as a guest at the hotel Hughes shyly slipped Lindsey some of his own poetry which Lindsey later praised enthusiastically at a public reading Lindsey rsquo s encouragement resulted in Hughes receiving a university scholarship furthering him on his way to his own successful writing career nbsp A little encouragement can go a long way especially when God is in it Scripture tells of an incident when David was on the run from [... more]

One perspective says We're all just people and race doesn't matter Another says Ethnic heritage is all that matters Jasmine Holmes author of the book Mother to Son wants her son to understand he is made in the image of God to understand the beauty of diversity and to be a hopeful optimist centered on the gospel of Christ Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com familylife-podcast-network Have the FamilyLife Today podcast and resources helped you [... more]