Faith

All occupations have their perils, those little things that seem to hound one into wishing they did something else. My father, Cecil, was a painting contractor with his father, Felix, until he entered county politics in 1939.

In 1957, I became the Student Pastor of The Liberty Hill Baptist Church of San Augustine, Texas. One of the members, Mrs. Maud Bucklew, often invited me to eat lunch with her when I drove down to San Augustine on Saturdays. Maud lived a couple of miles from Bland Lake down a hot unpaved road.

Opposing Views Several opposing views on the eternity of hell are proposed by persons who profess a belief in the Bible. Some believe in purgatory, where sinners suffer and pay for their sins before ultimately going to heaven if they repent.

Sadly many have the idea that because everyone sins, “one little sin won’t hurt.” But, we need to learn to view sin as God does. It is filth (Revelation 3:4). It is the dirt of the world (James 1:27). It is described by the Lord like a muddy hog pen (Luke 15).

My friend had dropped by my house. She had been out running errands and some of them were, for me. Now, she is here for coffee. I chose a pretty cup for her. A white one with metallic gold polka dots and the words, “She is clothed with Strength & Dignity Prov. 31:25.”

I was in the fourth Grade when I heard a phone ringing in Principal Oran Wheeler’s office one day.. Seeing no one was around, I did something I’d never done. Since we didn’t have a phone ---and I had never used one---I (with fear and trembling) picked it up and did what I’d seen others do.

Who would have thought it? Finding some documents hidden away in a cedar chest for over fifty years has had a negative effect on my ego, sort of like finding out for sure that Santa Claus does not exist. Let me explain what I mean.

Six Mile Baptist Church, Hemphill, is preparing for the Book of Revelation Bible Study this coming week February 5-8, 2023. The theme of the Study will be 'The Victorious Lamb'.

Character actor Ned Beatty’s first film was released in 1972, and was entitled “Deliverance”. It was the story of four male friends from Georgia who went on a weekend outing of boating and fishing in the mountains, and encountered trouble with mountain people.

I woke up at 2:00 this morning and recalled something that happened to me years ago…. in Center, Texas. My earliest life memories began when I was three years old and I ate my first ice cream on June 19th of that year.