Richard Holland – författare

The work of our teachers has often paralleled the history of our nation. Our teachers have helped our country meet its historical challenges and respond to the needs and crises of American society. What other profession can say they have done so much for so many? Teachers have a historic legacy to carry on, and the sacred responsibility to carry it into the future. Our schools have the burden of ensuring the success of every child, and the honor of carrying that burden. The success of our teachers, and our nation''s well-being are intimately bound together.Teachers have demonstrated throughout our nation''s history, that they will respond to every challenge to insure our American way of life. Our teachers, counselors, coaches and administrators have carried this burden necessary to secure the blessings of liberty for all American citizens. This devotional is written to encourage our teachers who continue to carry this legacy, and sacred responsibility, into the future.

During my career as a school principal, I had a wonderful epiphany: every student, wherever they attended school, belonged to me! I may not have been their school principal, but they were my students. I had a duty to care, not only for the students in my school, but for students who attended schools everywhere. Though I am retired now, I still feel that sense of duty to care for all students, wherever they attend school, and that is why I wrote A Daily Walk with God.It is my hope that you will walk with God daily as you go to school. It is my hope that you will be mindful of his presence in your life every day. It is my hope that you will be mindful of his encouragement every day. It is my hope that you will be mindful of his love every day. Every day of the week, every hour of the day, every moment of every hour. You are that important to him. It is my hope that A Daily Walk with God reminds you of that!

After forgiveness, what mankind needs most is encouragement, and there is no place where hope can be found like the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In Hopeful Messages from the Bible, Rich Holland shares the encouraging message of God''s love, redemption, and provision offered to everyone who knows loss, sin, and disappointment. Growing up with little church background, the author discovered the meaningful context behind suffering and the encouragement found in the Bible.

After forgiveness, what mankind needs most is encouragement, and there is no place where hope can be found like the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In Hopeful Messages from the Bible: An ordinary Man Finds Meaning Volume 2, Rich Holland shares more of the encouraging messages of God''s love, redemption, and provision, that he began in Hopeful Messages Volume 1. The author''s reflections are a result of his struggles with loss, sin, and disappointment, which led him to the hopeful messages found in the Bible; hope that is offered to everyone!