Month: February 2011

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The Elders Are Leaving

They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing, To declare that the LORD is upright; Ps 92:14-15
We lost another pillar of our community.
She was the oldest living member of Attoyac Baptist, the church I grew up in. Continue reading →

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Put It On!

Yesterday afternoon I ventured out for lunch. Though the temperature was hovering around the freezing mark, I took off my coat and headed inside Home Depot, where the temp was a little higher.
On my way out one of the store personnel wished me a good afternoon, then did a double-take and asked me, “Where is your coat, sir?” Continue reading →

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Signature Prayer

I was handed a page of prayer requests yesterday morning during our staff devotion. As I read the request I began to think, “This sounds a lot like Mary” a lady that used to come to our church.
Mary is not her real name but she is a real person. Continue reading →

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No Pain; All Gain

I was speaking with someone a few days ago that told me she had been to a speaking engagement; Bible teaching in church.
She suffers some pain in her legs and cannot stand for too long.
She told me that she didn’t know how she was going to be able to stand and minister the word; but she did. Continue reading →

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Where’s The Million?

Millions and millions of years old earth?
That’s all you’ll hear when you watch those documentary channels on TV but I disagree and I use God’s word to do it.
Genesis contains the account of the creation, which took 6 days to complete. Continue reading →

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Where's The Million?

Millions and millions of years old earth?
That’s all you’ll hear when you watch those documentary channels on TV but I disagree and I use God’s word to do it.
Genesis contains the account of the creation, which took 6 days to complete. Continue reading →

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Closed, Delayed, or Cancelled

<strong>Schools Closed or Canceled:</strong>
~ Lufkin ISD,
~ Lufkin ISD PACE Potpourri rescheduled for Feb. 24.
~ Nacogdoches ISD,
~ Apple Springs ISD,
~ Broaddus ISD,
~ Central Heights ISD
~ Christ Episcopal School (Nacogdoches)
~ Chireno ISD
~ Colmesneil ISD,  Basketball games rescheduled for Saturday.
~ Corrigan-Camden ISD,
~ Creekside Learning Center
~ Diboll ISD,
~ First Christian Church preschool
~ Fredonia Hill Academy
~ Goodrich ISD
~ Harmony Hill School,
~ Hemphill ISD
~ Hill Academy School
~ Hudson ISD
~ Kid Unlimited
~ Latexo ISD
~ Martinsville ISD
~ Onalaska ISD
~ Pineywoods Community Academy (Lufkin)
~ Regents Academy Nacogdoches
~ St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School
~ Spring Hill Learning Center
~ St. Patrick School
~ Tanglewood Learning Center
~ Tiny Town Day Care on SH 94 following Hudson ISD procedure.
~ Woden; Basketball games rescheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m.
~ Zavalla ISD, Basketball games rescheduled for Saturday.

<strong>Delays:</strong>
~ Alto: two hours later.
~ Center: 10 a.m.
~ Centerville: 10 a.m.
~ Chester: 10 a.m.
~ Chireno: 10 a.m. Buses running two hours late.
~ Crockett: two hours later. Buses running two hours late.
~ Excelsior: 10 a.m.
~ Groveton: 10 a.m.
~ Huntington: 10 a.m. Buses running two hours late.
~ San Augustine: 10 a.m.
~ Trinity: 10 a.m.
~ Wells: 10 a.m.

<strong>Angelina College:</strong>

All classes on-campus and off-campus centers  are canceled for Thursday evening. The campus and off-campus centers  will be closed on Friday. Saturday activities and events will be held as  scheduled.

<strong>Businesses,Meetings &amp; Events and Ball Games:</strong>

~ Angelina County First Friday Luncheon canceled. Will be rescheduled.
~ Angelina County Court-at-Law No. 2 docket call rescheduled for March 2 at 9 a.m.
~ Another Just Kidz Pre-School (Hudson) closed Friday.
~ Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic closed on Friday.
~ Friday luncheon at Wiley Hotel in Garrison canceled.
~ Friday’s Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition meeting canceled.
~ Just Kidz Pre-School (Lufkin) closed Friday.
~ Katherine Sage Temple Childcare closed on Friday.
~ Kids Incorporated Learning Center closed on Friday.
~ Little Rascals Clubhouse closed on Friday.
~ Lufkin Head Start closed on Friday.
~ Lufkin Kiwanis Club spelling bee rescheduled for Feb. 19.
~ Lufkin Workshop and Op Center closed on Friday.
~ Nacogdoches County Courthouse opening at 10 a.m. Friday.
~ Nacogdoches County STOP meeting canceled. Rescheduled for same time next week.
~ Right Step Child Center (Nacogdoches) closed on Friday.
~ Salvation Army Adult Day Center in Lufkin closed on Friday.
~ Storybook Hollow Child Care Center (Lufkin) closed Friday.
~ Thursday’s Citywide Black History Celebration in Lufkin canceled.
~ Tulane Kids Academy (Lufkin) closed Friday.
~ TxDOT public hearing on Loop 224 canceled.
~ UTMB clinic and WIC offices (Nacogdoches) opening at 11 a.m. Friday.
~ WorkForce Solutions offices in all Deep East Texas counties open at 10 a.m. Friday.