January 30, 2023 - I woke up at 2:00 this morning and recalled something that happened to me years ago…. in Center, Texas. My earliest life memories began when I was three years old and I ate my first ice cream on June 19th of that year. My parents made home-made ice cream on that day every year to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Mother was 15 years old and Daddy was 20 when Daddy eloped with her, drove to Mansfield, La. and got married by lying about her age. And every year…without fail… on June 19th, they got us kids together to make ice cream.

January 27, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, January 27.

We’re getting preoccupied with prayer at First Baptist Center. Three groups of men are meeting weekly to pray, our women are in the midst of a Bible study on prayer, our new prayer coordinator is getting our prayer ministry back on track, and this coming Sunday, our interim pastor, Dr. Tim Watson, will be preaching on the subject of (you guessed it) PRAYER! I think God may be trying to tell us something. Here are some great quotes on this great subject.

January 26, 2023 - On January 25, 1839 the official flag of Texas was adopted by the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas. It specified the look of the iconic Lone Star Flag that we know and love today. The colors were chosen to signify certain attributes: red for courage, white for purity and liberty, and blue for loyalty. The Texas flag is the only flag of an American state that previously served as a flag for an independent country.

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January 26, 2023 - Good Morning!  It’s Thursday, January 26.

We’re working to restore the Prayer Ministry at First Baptist Center.  It had become dormant and inactive over the last few years.  With God’s power and the leadership of our new prayer coordinator, Jan Morris, we pray that prayer will, once again, become a foundation of our church.

January 25, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, January 25.

On this date in 1858, the daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria was married, and the princess requested a special piece of music be played at the ceremony. It was called "The Wedding March" and was written by the classical composer Felix Mendelssohn. It was the first time it was used for a wedding, and we still hear it at weddings today. It's the lively tune that, after the "I do's" and the kiss, the bride and groom usually walk out to.