God is Grace: Lessons to a Father from a Son - Tapa blanda

From the mouths of babes "Dad, did you see me on the cross?" What a question, especially coming from a 4 year-old -- and not Jesus! "Yes. What were you doing?" The son explained that he wanted to be like Jesus. As he pondered his son's question, Warren Bolton was compelled to ask himself, "Do I see me on the cross?" Not only that, but he learned a priceless lesson about sacrifice through the exchange with young Alexander. It was just one of a number of occasions on which this son's words, actions or prayers served as a teaching moment, not lessons from a father to a son but from a son to his father. Learn the power of God's grace and the value of listening to the wisdom that flows from the mouths of babes.

Warren Bolton is an Associate Editor at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. He began his career in 1986 as a reporter with the Columbia Record, and has been employed with The State Media Company for 25 years. In 1988, he joined The State and covered county government for six years. In more than nine years as a reporter, he covered education, police, courts and the Legislature. He has served as assistant night news editor as well as an assistant assigning editor over sports, government and community life reporting teams. He became an assigning editor in 1996, supervising reporters covering the environment, health, housing and food. In April of 1997, he became education editor. A month later, he joined The State's Editorial Board. In January of 2000, he was promoted to Associate Editor. Bolton, the recipient of numerous journalism, civic and community awards. In 1998, he received the Columbia Urban League's Lincoln C. Jenkins Jr. award for community service. In 2000, he received the top column writing award from the S.C. Press Association as well as the Ambrose E. Gonzales Award for excellence in journalism, given by The State. He is the 2008 recipient of the S.C. Press Association's E.A. Ramsaur Award, given to the top editorial writer in the state. He was selected as one of 12 honorees to be included in the 2010 AT&T South Carolina African American History Calendar. An associate minister and member at Bethel AME Church in Columbia, he and his wife, Tanya, co-chair the church's Married Couples Ministry. He has taught Bible study and Sunday School and serves in various other capacities in the church. In addition, he has volunteered at the Department of Juvenile Justice, the United Way of the Midlands and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands.