Columns & Opinion, Commentary
May 5, 2023
A Pattern
It is God who is at work in you, causing you to want to do his will and enabling you to do his will?* (writer paraphrase) Young Benjamin Solomon Carson heard his mother’s admonitions repeated often. Choosing to heed her counsel, Ben took up the practice of reading, of intentional study. He figured out that most anyone could do this much and so chose to apply himself. His mother, Sonya Carson - a praying woman and single mom – anchored her life and future in God. She invoked his blessing over her two young sons as she labored at multiple jobs for their wellbeing.