Harry Tate was quite unlike any man I have ever known. He was a genuine Ozark product. He was a farmer by occupation, but a country philosopher at heart. He witnessed a lot of change in his eighty-five years, and he liked to discuss how it “was a sight on earth what the mind of man can conceive.” He was also an artist.

Wouldn’t you like to hear some good news? We all would! Bad news brings fear, pain, and sorrow; but “good news refreshes the bones” (Prov 15:30). “Like cold water to a thirsty soul,” declares another proverb, “so is good news from a far country” (Prov 25:25). Isn’t it time for some good news?