BOOKS THAT SHAPED MY LIFE      Although I had bought and read quite a few books during my first year in college, stupidly I did not keep any of them. I was not expecting to become a teacher and was not really interested in books and ideas. After I had decided to become a minister,…

                                              BACK-ALLEY BOY WITH CHEEK             When I was but a small kid my mom used to read a lot. I do not remember exactly what she read, except for “Cheaper by The Dozen”, “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn”, and “The Egg and I”, and one special one: “Barefoot Boy with Cheek.” I am not…