Sparks will be flying in Wilmer July 1

WILMER – The sparks will be flying in the City of Wilmer on Friday, July 1 for the city’s second annual Fourth of July celebration.The event will take place at 4801 N I-45 and the main fireworks show will begin at 9:15 p.m.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer

On the night of June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt went on national radio to address the nation for the first time about the Normandy invasion.His speech took the form of a prayer.The date and timing of the Normandy invasion had been top secret.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (May 9, 2022)

OPINION: School shootings show our leaders, not Americans, are the moral failures

It’s a standard pattern.After a horror like the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, pundits, journalists and politicians come forward to say that the event is evidence of some deep moral failure, a flaw in America’s soul.

OPINION: Exasperated Biden has only himself to blame as his poll numbers sink below Trump’s

Leaks from the White House suggest that Joe Biden is in a snit over his plummeting poll numbers, now that they’ve sunk below those of Donald Trump.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The God of the mountain

Welcome, all, to the “front porch.”I was just thinking about how things are nowadays, and I realized something.Things and people are not that much different from way back years ago, as far back as the Old Testament days.

OUT TO PASTOR: Angels do play harps, and I have proof

A few weeks ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came to me with a question.I’m always very cautious whenever that happens because it could be a trap.“Next Saturday, I have to go and pick up something. It’s about an hour away, and I wonder if you could come with me?

The dynamics of discipleship (part 11)

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. – II TIMOTHY 2:15The word of the living God is His will for you to know and understand your calling, your ministry, and your destiny.

Fun activities for kids who love dinosaurs

STATEPOINT – Have a little dinosaur enthusiast in your life?

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (June 9, 2022)

The Ferris Public Library’s Summer Reading Club Oceans of Possibilities will begin with a Grab-N-Go activity bag on Monday, June 13. Stop by early as supplies are limited.We are honored to have Ferris First Responders visit the library on Tuesday, June 14, at 11 a.m.