Columns/Opinions

Fri
28
Aug

Support your local law enforcement

By Bobby Horn Jr.

Sun Editor

 

It would be real easy to have negative opinion of law enforcement if one were to only believe what they see on television and read on-line. Mistakes and errors in judgment seem to become sensational headlines.

But just because it is on the air and on-line does not make it true.

In my experience, the majority of law enforcement officers are honorable people, with a servant’s heart, who are doing their best to protect their community from lawlessness and chaos.

Thu
18
Sep

The 9 Keys to Biblical Forgiveness

By Bob Money 
Linden church of Christ
 
Forgiveness is a command.
God’s call to forgive is not merely a suggestion. It’s a command. Colossians 3:13 tells us, “as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Luke 6:37 says, “forgive, and you will be forgiven.”And Matthew 6:15 goes on to say, “but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”God does not take forgiveness lightly. As followers of Christ, we have been forgiven by God, and we are without exception called to give that which we have been given.
 
Thu
11
Sep

Superintendent states headline provided misleading information

Dear Editor,
As Superintendent of Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District, I was surprised as I read the Sept. 3, 2014 headline, written by Editor Angela Guillory that provided misleading information that Linden-Kildare CISD had a $7.7 million deficit. This misleading headline is far from the truth. The possible deficit budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year for L-KCISD is only $408,203. This amount was accurately reported in the article, if you read past the headline. L-KCISD is not the only district in the area that has been reported to have a deficit budget; others include Texarkana ISD and Pleasant Grove ISD, just to name a few.
Thu
11
Sep

Better living for Texans

By Pamela Lincoln
Cass County Extension Agent
Family and Consumer Sciences
 
What is BLT? It certainly does not stand for bacon, lettuce and tomatoes but Better Living for Texans.
Better Living for Texans is a program for adults and children who want to learn how to eat well and save money. You can make friends and have fun while you learn about eating healthy foods and saving money! To be a part of the Better Living for Texans program, email, call or drop by your local county extension office for additional information.
Wed
27
Aug

Overjoyed amidst adversity

By Bob Money 
Linden church of Christ
 
Again I would like to encourage elders, preachers and members alike to consider your church in the light of the seven churches portrayed in the book of Revelation. Compare yourself to these churches and find out which one best fits the description of your own congregation. Only then can you realize where you really stand spiritually.
No one likes suffering. Nobody is eager to go through adversity. Still, I wonder why we are dreading it as, more often than not, it drives us to a more intimate relationship with our Savior.
 
 
Wed
07
May

Happy Mother’s Day

By Bryan Baggett
Pinecrest Baptist Church
 
It is that time of year again. No, not graduation, not high school playoffs, not NBA playoffs, not hockey . . . who watches hockey, anyway! It is that time of year. Mother’s Day! 
For most of us Mother’s day is either a time of gladness because we get to celebrate, a time of sadness, for our mother is gone, or a time of stress, for we don’t want to mess this day up. 
The mistake pastors and preachers often make is by preaching from Proverbs 31 or some other sweet passage, and speaking about how wonderful all the mothers are. Then on Father’s day we lay out a long list of what fathers are doing wrong and what they need to do to correct the situation. If we preached like that on Mother’s Day, we’d be run out of town. Myself? I take the easy way out. 
Wed
07
May

Bread pudding, the poor man’s pudding

By Oreta Wright
Sun Columnist
 
The bread pudding has its beginning in the early 11th and 12th centuries. Cooks did not like waste; therefore they tried to prepare recipes from left over bread. They used the stale bread as well as others. The bread pudding was referred to as the “poor man’s pudding” because it was a dish popular with the lower classes in England. 
While bread pudding was a way to use stale or leftover bread, it gained the reputation as comfort food. It has since been featured in trendy restaurants and has shed its humble beginning. The bread was crumbled or cut in chunks and a mixture of milk, sugar, eggs and butter was poured over the bread crumbs until it was soaked.
Wed
02
Apr

Garden members learn about hog head cheese

By Oreta Wright
Sun Columnist
 
The Kildare Garden Group met on March 19, for a regular meeting. A short business meeting was conducted, which included a planned “day out” to Jefferson and a trip to a garden in Hot Springs.
The guest speaker was Nita Pressley from Hunnington, Texas. Nita had been given a Kildare Garden Group Cookbook and she saw a recipe by Christine Weaver for hog head cheese. She had heard of hog head cheese from her father and with him, they decided to make it.
First they had to find the hog head - the recipe calls for half a head. Next step was to find a pot big enough for the head. It was then cooked till the meat could be removed from the bone. Later they found out that some of the parts of the head should have been removed. She said the dog had plenty to eat after that first try.

Wed
02
Apr

The history of April Fool’s Day

Oreta Wright
Sun Columnist

 
The history of April Fool’s Day or All Fool’s Day is uncertain. The current thinking is that it began around 1582 in France with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year’s Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new year’s week) to Jan. 1.
Communications traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years later. Still others, who were rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1.
Those people were labeled “fools” by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on “fool errands,” sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played on them.

Wed
02
Apr

Feeding the Rice’s

By Reagan Rice

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