Radio to the Rescue…

When one enjoys a musical comedy as much as we did recently on a trip to our hometown of Brownwood, mass laughter was a tonic. There’d been an almost sold-out crowd of some 300 at the Lyric Theatre, and the experience made the 140-mile drive commencing at 11 p.m. seems less daunting.

A Good Deed Gone Wrong…

As productivity lessens in later life, one is sometimes guilty of over-analysis, probing the depths of understanding too far. Been there lately? If not, maybe you’re not old enough, or perhaps you’ve learned to downplay interest in the “I-wonder-whys” of life.

PASTOR’S CORNER

If those who know you had to describe you in 3 words, what would those words be? Surly, Crude, and Boorish? How about Cantankerous, Cranky, and Grumpy? Those don’t sound good at all. But how about: Joyful, Patient, and Faithful? Doesn’t that sound refreshing?

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital House Democrats’ tax plan would help renters Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.

Uncle Mort on Keeping Up…

The late Will Rogers claimed that all he knew, he read in the newspapers. My aged Uncle Mort—whose routine includes puttering down the lane to the general store most days—still is an avid reader. However, he is not one claiming to read from “kivver to kivver,” like his parents before him.

PASTOR’S CORNER

This topic is for everyone. It does not matter what the culture is, whether we are poor or rich, race does not matter. What challenges am I speaking about ? We have lived a past life, present, and a future. We cannot do anything about the past but, we can learn from it.

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital Senate passes tax bill as second special session begins The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin...

Texas Senate Review

SENATE ADDS TEACHER PAY INCREASETO PROPERTYTAX PLAN FOR SECOND SPECIAL SESSION After the House and Senate failed to come to an agreement in the first called special session, Governor Greg Abbott called lawmakers back for an immediate session Wednesday to find a way to deliver billions in property...

A Life of Service…

Dr. Russell H. Dilday, Jr.—for 16 years president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth—died recently in Dallas, leaving a legacy that deserves more superlatives than space allows.

Where Mats Don’t Welcome…

Before football coaches have gone any distance in the minefieldladen careers they’ve chosen, they learn that the welcome mat— so warmly extended before their first game—often is jerked away before there’s time to leave a footprint.