Page 3 The Winning Attitude is Rooted in Your Heritage!
Deuteronomy 6:1-9. This text is about how to raise your children. To teach them to love God, to serve Him and keep His Commandments! So that they can live long and be prosperous!
This Wednesday, July the 13th in the year of our Lord 2011, my son, Brian William Smatt is going to be ordained as a Deacon and he has a beautiful, Godly wife, April Brown Smatt. My wife, I, and April’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, have taught our children the principles set out in these biblical passages above.
In flashback, his spiritual upbringing has a lot to do with his heritage. Rev. Edward George Smatt, Brian’s dad and his Uncle Robert William Smatt were raised by a Godly mother, Hypha Bardowell (Bardawil) and William Smatt. Hypha Bardowell (Bardawil) was raised by Godly parents, Amelia and George Bardawil. Brian also has uncles who are in the ministry: Lloyd Bardowell,Raymond Bardowell who are ministers and Ralph Bardowell who is a deacon in the Roman Cathloic Church.We also have ministers in California and great uncles and relatives whom have been serving God as minister’s dating way back to the Middle East.
The name Bardawil is very interesting in world history. There is a Lake named Bradawil in Egypt which was named after a Crusader. Brian’s family roots are from Beirut, Lebanon (Al-Smart, Milkie and Bardawil).
History tells us that Bardawil is related to King Baudouin, ninth, French (Baldwin, British) known as al-Bardawil (Arabic), a Crusader. He fought during the fourth crusade and he went to Lebanon.
History also states that this crusader is from the House of Flanders, Belgium. He was a young, valiant, very pious and very strict to the code. He also has connections, through his wife’s families, to King Richard the First, and King Philip of France. His family was also related to the King and Queen of Jerusalem, (Baldwin), whom provided food and shelter for the Knight Templar’s and he was also Emperor of Constantinople.
Brian’s Great-Great grandpa had a church in the mountains of Lebanon called St. George. It was named after him because according to word of mouth, he was healed when he stepped in a certain pool and then later on he became a minister. This ministry has passed down from the ages.
Brian’s mother, Donna Lynn Throckmorton Smatt, whose mother is Evelyn Hair Throckmorton were also very pious people. Evelyn’s father from Dalton, Georgia was a country- riding preacher. One day, Rev. Charles Moody, a gospel music writer happened to be in the congregation when Rev. Hair was preaching on the subject “Kneel at the Cross and Christ will meet you there”. Upon hearing this powerful gospel message, Rev. Moody went home and developed a hymn named, “Kneel at the Cross.”It has been a great gospel song passed down through the ages.
So friends, raising your kids according to the principles in Deuteronomy chapter 6 will always bring a blessing and the “chickens will always come home to roost”. They have in turn, Brian, Justin, and Angela love the Lord Thy God and has married Godly spouses. They are: Kevin Bowden, married to Angela; April Brown Smatt married to Brian; and Erika Kraph Smatt married to Justin. The Godly traditions carry on. After Brian, who will be the next preacher, deacon or teacher of the Word? Only God knows!
Onward Christian soldiers of the cross of Jesus!
Love,
Eddie
Deuteronomy 6:1-9. This text is about how to raise your children. To teach them to love God, to serve Him and keep His Commandments! So that they can live long and be prosperous!
This Wednesday, July the 13th in the year of our Lord 2011, my son, Brian William Smatt is going to be ordained as a Deacon and he has a beautiful, Godly wife, April Brown Smatt. My wife, I, and April’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, have taught our children the principles set out in these biblical passages above.
In flashback, his spiritual upbringing has a lot to do with his heritage. Rev. Edward George Smatt, Brian’s dad and his Uncle Robert William Smatt were raised by a Godly mother, Hypha Bardowell (Bardawil) and William Smatt. Hypha Bardowell (Bardawil) was raised by Godly parents, Amelia and George Bardawil. Brian also has uncles who are in the ministry: Lloyd Bardowell,Raymond Bardowell who are ministers and Ralph Bardowell who is a deacon in the Roman Cathloic Church.We also have ministers in California and great uncles and relatives whom have been serving God as minister’s dating way back to the Middle East.
The name Bardawil is very interesting in world history. There is a Lake named Bradawil in Egypt which was named after a Crusader. Brian’s family roots are from Beirut, Lebanon (Al-Smart, Milkie and Bardawil).
History tells us that Bardawil is related to King Baudouin, ninth, French (Baldwin, British) known as al-Bardawil (Arabic), a Crusader. He fought during the fourth crusade and he went to Lebanon.
History also states that this crusader is from the House of Flanders, Belgium. He was a young, valiant, very pious and very strict to the code. He also has connections, through his wife’s families, to King Richard the First, and King Philip of France. His family was also related to the King and Queen of Jerusalem, (Baldwin), whom provided food and shelter for the Knight Templar’s and he was also Emperor of Constantinople.
Brian’s Great-Great grandpa had a church in the mountains of Lebanon called St. George. It was named after him because according to word of mouth, he was healed when he stepped in a certain pool and then later on he became a minister. This ministry has passed down from the ages.
Brian’s mother, Donna Lynn Throckmorton Smatt, whose mother is Evelyn Hair Throckmorton were also very pious people. Evelyn’s father from Dalton, Georgia was a country- riding preacher. One day, Rev. Charles Moody, a gospel music writer happened to be in the congregation when Rev. Hair was preaching on the subject “Kneel at the Cross and Christ will meet you there”. Upon hearing this powerful gospel message, Rev. Moody went home and developed a hymn named, “Kneel at the Cross.”It has been a great gospel song passed down through the ages.
So friends, raising your kids according to the principles in Deuteronomy chapter 6 will always bring a blessing and the “chickens will always come home to roost”. They have in turn, Brian, Justin, and Angela love the Lord Thy God and has married Godly spouses. They are: Kevin Bowden, married to Angela; April Brown Smatt married to Brian; and Erika Kraph Smatt married to Justin. The Godly traditions carry on. After Brian, who will be the next preacher, deacon or teacher of the Word? Only God knows!
Onward Christian soldiers of the cross of Jesus!
Love,
Eddie
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