Books by Dr. Judson I. Stone
Words & Wisdom
Telegram to Father, July 26, 1918 Camp Merritt, New Jersey The 51 st Pioneer Regiment celebrated the French holiday Bastille Day at reveille Sunday morning, July 14. The tune of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, floated in the morning air after The Star-Spangled Banner. The French holiday marked the storming of the Bastille by…
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What fresh beginning did you enter recently? How is it going for you? Last week I started a fresh beginning with my second Toastmasters Educational Pathway—Motivational Strategies. I chose the pathway after taking an online assessment and consulting with our Destin-South Walton club’s Vice President of Education. The program will help build my skills as…
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“I don’t think you should spend that amount of money on a car.” Hazel told her fiancé, my great uncle Elmore, in August 1921. Elmore and his brother inherited money from their aunt’s estate. He wanted a new car to give him more independence and mobility. Hazel’s opinion didn’t count at the time when my…
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Jeremiah the prophet recorded at least eighteen of his prayers. I noticed this in my recent reading of the book named for him. In this article I present some observations about his prayers. They are relatively short compared to other Bible prayers, such as in Nehemiah 9 and Daniel 9. Speaking of short, one of…
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“The best thing about the South is a train going north.” The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Thirteen months later, Elmore began his active military service. His cadet training at Cornell prepared him for boot camp in a way that most drafted men had not been prepared. On Monday, May…
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I wrote the following poem based on a conversation on a men’s prayer line I dial into each Tuesday morning. Doing the message of the poem is harder than writing about letting go our resentments, grudges, and anger. I’m still a work in progress. Most likely you are too. The message is found in the…
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I attend the annual Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference to become a more informed writer. I also serve as a volunteer in various capacities such as a prayer team member, transporter to and from the airport, and other needs. Several workshops facilitated by two nonfiction writers appealed to me. I talked to each presenter individually.…
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Revisiting “In the Beginning” for 2026. John 1:1-14 Happy New Year. We began 2026 almost two weeks ago, and in doing so, we started looking forward to what is to come. Many of us may have made resolutions to do better. Before looking forward and talking about resolutions, I want us to revisit “In the…
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World War I interrupted Elmore’s life as it did for millions of other men and women. Transcribing his diary, reading his war letters, and researching his unit in World War I made his interrupted life more real. The author and his wife, Jan, took a trip to Europe to retrace a portion of Elmore’s journey. …
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A deep freeze last winter killed our lemon tree. At the time we didn’t know if it died or not, so we waited for spring to determine if the tree would grow leaves again and produce lemons. The tree did neither. My brother-in-law brought his chainsaw to our backyard and cut down the Charlie Brown…
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“Orders to move at 11… Set out. Hot. Packs like lead down the same side of river. Many fell out. Lunch on way. Toward Toul… Stayed at night at barracks built in 1904… Up awful hill to get there. Good beds. Canned supper by moonlight. Bathed feet. Good sleep. Diary of Private Elmore B. Stone,…
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Experts tell prospective authors that books are a form of the business card, but bigger, thicker, and costlier. I’ve incorporated my book covers in my email signature. Dr. Clark, Assistant Dean of Student Initiatives at FSU-Panama City, Florida, saw the book covers when he read my thank you email. He had delivered a powerful speech…
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