I've known the name B.B. McKinney as long as I can remember. I knew he wrote good songs. I didn't know he served at an orphanage in Dallas. I didn't know his real obnoxious-sounding name, Baylus Benjamin. This name was soon changed to Big Brother by the children he served and loved--and who obviously loved him back.
Above is another big brother reading to his two little sisters. I found this picture on the web. It looks exactly like three of my grandchildren, Abraham David, Anna Kathryn and Aili Rose. The names flow better, don't you think, than Baylus Benjamin?
No, that couldn't be the same Abe I heard screaming at those same sisters. Maybe it just looks like my grandkids.
One of BB's songs was God Give Us Christian Homes:
(1886-1952)
God Give Us Christian Homes!
Homes where the Bible is loved and taught,
Homew where the Master's will is sought.
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Homes that are joyous with love and song.
God give us Christian homes.
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The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. John 1:41
We all need a big brother from time to time--and how great to be raised in a Christian home.
Ebenezer sends his love and says he'd love to come to your house anytime you'd like. He makes a great big brother read.
Blessings. Marty
P.S. I have more grandkids. Maybe I can find all five of their pictures soon. So, don't think you're off the hook.
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