In
the summers when I was a kid in the 1970s, I would work for my father bailing
hay. I always carried a little transistor radio...
I’d
stop for lunch at midday, park the tractor under a tree for shade, eat my food,
and listen to Paul Harvey. Hearing his voice today transports me back to the
balmy summers of my childhood when my parents, brother, grandmothers, aunts,
and uncles were all still alive and well. My heart longs for those days.
From
1952 through 2008, Paul Harvey’s voice reached up to 24 million people per
week. The “Paul Harvey News” was broadcast on 1,200 radio stations, 400 AFN
stations, and 300 newspapers. Most people are probably familiar with his
popular radio program “The Rest of the Story.”

In
Paul Harvey, America discovered a gem. Generations of people listened to him
not just for his stories and knowledge, but also for the calming impact of his
assuring and easily recognized voice, which transported you to another world
for a few seconds, testing and possibly forever changing your way of thinking.
If
you just listened, this man could teach you a lot about life. I miss those
days. Those periods of introspection and serious pondering. I sometimes wonder
if we as individuals do enough of that these days.
Paul
Harvey, on the other hand, wrote an article that he modified several times over
the years even before he began his career in television. It’s a contentious
piece, and you can interpret it in any way you want: metaphorically or
literally – it rings true either way.
Paul
Harvey reads the 1996 version of the same essay in this audio clip. It’s
mind-boggling how exact some of his “predictions” are.
The
Rest of the Story!
God will see us through these trying
times. Trust God.
Paul
Harvey was a great man because he was trustworthy. Nothing rings truer than his
“Letter From God” broadcast heard by millions of Paul Harvey’s lucky listeners:
God
gazed down on his intended paradise on the eighth day and said, “I need a
caretaker.” So God created a farmer.
Intrigued?
It also drew the attention of Ram Truck. Watch Paul Harvey’s dramatic “God Made
A Farmer” broadcast come to life with eye-catching visuals.
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