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I realize most of you grew up in tasteful families with genteel manners, where everyone was born knowing which fork to use for dessert and which fork to use for salad. I grew up in a family that was proud to have forks. We did have some couth. …

I have a lot of Bibles. Occupational hazard. I have my "marrying" Bible, which was a gift from my Aunt Faye, Uncle L.M., Aunt Gloria and Uncle Willard. Its the Bible I use when I marry people. I have my "preaching" Bible, the one I use to hold my …

Its time this humble yet super critical role gets the plaudits it deserves, writes Cal Twomey

When people say they do not believe in God, they have a reason. They may not have thought very much about the reason, but a subconscious reason is still a reason. Sometimes, the reason is hurt. They expected God to do something, and they were …

Zac Petit gets lost in the magic of the minutiae and comes back with 15 stellar book covers.

Whatever happened to courage? Today, we make decisions based on what the insurance company might think. We stand silent while people speak authoritatively about things they know nothing about. We prefer the simple 30-second sound bite over …

He struggles with memories of a sin committed in college … She feels guilty about an abortion … He is scared when Mom and Dad fight … She has a doctors appointment this week about a lump she discovered … He wishes he could summon courage enough …

Each week, I do a Zoom call with other pastors. One of the pastors this week invited a pastor from Ukraine to join us. For obvious reasons, I wont share his name or where he is located. We asked him to tell us about what was really happening and …

Main Street Texarkana Presents Downtown Live Feb. 9

Main Street Texarkana Presents Downtown Live Feb. 9