Basic Christianity heals and nourishes the soul. This weekend stop and ponder the basics.

Letter to the Editor: “We at the Lamb County Library are very touched every year at the generosity of our local businesses that know the importance of reading and community involvement and are willing to aid us in creating programs directed towards the children and families of our community. Each year we prepare for our Summer Reading Program, eager to see the children’s faces light up at the events we have planned for them.

Special session coming this fall Texas lawmakers will adjourn the regular session on Monday — Memorial Day — but Gov. Greg Abbott has already indicated he will call a special session in the fall to grapple with redistricting after detailed census results are finally released.

As a four-year-old when World War II began in 1941, my understanding of the enormity of it all escaped me. I was busy perusing comic books at the time, intrigued by Superman jumping tall buildings in a single bound.

What does this word “Submit” really mean and what does it mean for us to submit to God? The biblical concept of submission is “the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.” Submitting means putting others before yourself, submitting means not always doing what you want to do, submitting means putting God’s desires above your own desires. Church, when we submit to God, we give our lives to His authority and His control...See many Christians, claim to belong to God but are not willing to (Submit) to God much less be Committed to God .

Deaths of unbuckled Texans spike The number of traffic accidents decreased in 2020, but the number of Texans killed while not wearing a seat belt increased by 16%, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. In 2020, 1,073 fatalities were attributed to not wearing seat belts, up from 926 fatalities in 2019.

Proverbial truisms typically go unchallenged, but an expression dating back to the sixteenth century has gone by the boards when its application is directed toward men’s footwear. Historically, what men have worn on their feet has been basic, often dictated by comfort, durability and practicality.

‘Constitutional carry’ bill close to becoming law It is a near certainty that Texans will be allowed to carry handguns without a license in the near future as House Bill 1927 passed both chambers and heads to a conference committee to hash out amendments added in the Senate version. Gov.

Folks who may have spent too much time in the environs of hog farms perhaps came by the odor honestly, simply a result of growing up years. Others of us may “smell of swine” by virtue of being frequent beneficiaries of “blind hog luck.” I admit having a foot in each camp, having spent time visiting rural friends who tended hogs, but far more often, experiences of repeated good fortune generally have been results of “blind hog luck.”… We used to hope for assignment of telephone numbers and license plates that could easily be committed to memory.

A lot of people ask me about God’s Will. They say, “What is God’s Will for my life?” And the answer is simple: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Three important things are mentioned, Rejoicing, praying, and giving thanks.