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FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: Stopped me in my tracks

Good week to all. Welcome to the “front porch.” Recently, I rehearsed the story you are about to read in a conversation with a friend from Little Rock. My friend Doug were talking after going for a long walk, and the story just popped up.

OUT TO PASTOR: And then, the thunder roared

In our house, thunder has a variety of meanings. Some not as good as others, but that is another story. Either way, I am not a fan of thunder. Recently, some heavy thunder visited our area along with rain and lightning. I was beginning to understand how Noah felt during his first night in that Ark.
Jim Swafford and Kay Huff

Jim Swafford and Kay Huff

2019 Ferris Police Department Gazebo-A-Thon collects over $5,000 for Ferris students

Beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, FPD volunteers braved the heat and hot pavement and collected donations from passing motorists on downtown Ferris street corners and intersections. This year’s goal was $2,500, but the Ferris community stepped up – and gave a whole lot more.
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyra M. Campbell

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyra M. Campbell

WAXAHACHIE NATIVE SERVES ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS RONALD REAGAN

Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Colton Doyle, from Waxahachie, conducts a daily maintenance check on a MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 on the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).