Lot's in a name
Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am
Brits have long been viewed as folks who seem bent on probing details of “whys” on many topics, some of them unlikely. Maybe it’s because they’ve been around a long
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Friendly fire on the family farm
Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am
There have been several shootings on the Ray farm since the beginning of our line. Two come to mind, so here is the first: About 1920 my father’s older brother,
Wait for the Lord
Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am
Waiting! How much time do we spend waiting for one thing or another? We wait for things we order online. We wait for movies to come out. We wait for
Can’t shake tired? Try sleeping on it
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 12:00am
Yesterday I woke up tired. I got up anyway and tried to complete the morning routine. I thought about making coffee. The idea was exhausting. I looked at my husband.
What a year to be a Golden Tor!
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 12:00am
Lamesa High School soared to new heights this year and the future promises to climb even higher. The school year opened with LHS earning the top TEA Academic Rating (an
Lawmakers remain on threshold of approving major legislation
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 12:00am
Texas lawmakers have yet to cast final votes on the marquee issues of the 86th regular session of the Legislature: the state budget, school finance reform and property tax relief.
Majoring in majors
Sun, 05/12/2019 - 12:00am
A minister friend, aware of ever-growing complications and mounting tonnage at the trough of trivia, often used the expression from the pulpit, in staff meetings and in conversation. He felt strongly
Communities owe a debt to volunteer leaders like ‘Cuz’
Sun, 05/12/2019 - 12:00am
Most people knew him as Mr. Raymond. Some called him The Godfather. To others, like my uncles and me, he was “Cuz” because that’s what he called us. My uncles,
Sharing our faith
Sun, 05/12/2019 - 12:00am
I’ve had some interesting encounters in the past weeks all of them revolving around the sharing of faith in Jesus Christ. It’s amazing to me we claim faith in Christ
Why God? Why?
Wed, 05/08/2019 - 12:00am
Iwas recently visiting with some high school seniors and asked them what their classmates thought about God. “They’re sometimes confused”, they said. I asked them to explain. “They see bad