FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The lovely lady made from a rare cloth

Good week to all. Welcome to the “front porch.” Mother's Day, much like Thanksgiving and Christmas, is one of those days that is just too big to put it into one 24-hour period.

OUT TO PASTOR: Who doesn’t like a Girl Scout cookie?

This week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage made a little slip. To her, it was a little slip, but to me, it was a big mistake. It is not always that she makes mistakes that I can profit on, but I’m always on the lookout for those times. When it comes to me, I’m always making mistakes.

ON THE JOB TRAINING (part 7)

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

HEALTH MATTERS: Are you at a higher risk for having a life-changing stroke?

STATEPOINT – Lead scorer of the University of Pittsburgh women’s basketball team, Latia Howard was being recruited by the WNBA and at the top of her game. But that all changed after she suffered a stroke at just 21 years old. Early one morning, Howard began experiencing weakness in her arm and leg.

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (May 13, 2021)

LOCAL STUDENT UPDATE: May 13, 2021

Mary Dennis from Midlothian graduated with a B.S.N. – Nursing from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Troy Fulcher of Waxahachie completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: May 4 – 9

Greene, Michael, 30, unl poss firearm by felon Felony 3, driving w/license invalid w/prev conviction, speeding in school zone, speeding. Hernandez, Carlos, 30, fail to comply sex offender duty to register Felony 3. Brown, Joseph, 46, agg assault w/deadly weapon Felony 2.

FERRIS ARRESTS: May 2

Muniz Renteria, Johnathan, 29, DWI.

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: April 30 – May 6

Flowers, Bivin, 35, evading, poss CS pg2, poss CS pg1, prohibited substance correctional facility, tamper/fabricate evidence, warrant arrest Cedar Hill PD, warrant arrest Dallas PD. Bates, Jamel, 47, burglary of habitation, assault CBI, warrant arrest Paris PD.

PALMER ARRESTS: April 29 – May 9

Coleman, Ronald, 46, accident involving damage to vehicle.  Garza, Michael, 30, DWI w/child under 15 years of age.