Shelby County Today

March 16, 2026 - First Baptist Church Shelbyville will be hosting our 2nd Annual "He is Risen" on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 11am to 2pm. Bring your family and enjoy bounce houses, games, prizes and most importantly, the Story of Jesus. This is a free event. We will have catfish, fries, chicken strips, popcorn, funnel cakes, ice cream, dirty sodas, and much more.

March 16, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, March 16.

The first day of spring is just five days away. It’s this Friday, March 20. And so, our devotions this week will center on this hopeful season, a time of year that symbolizes new beginnings, fresh starts, rebirth.

The Latin term for the first day of spring is vernal equinox - “vernal” meaning spring, and “equinox “ meaning equal night. On Friday, the hours of darkness will approximately equal the hours of light. It happens in September too - the autumnal equinox - but that one leads to a cold winter. The celebration at the end of this week leads to warm summer sunshine! Ready for that?

And are you ready to give our Creator praise for His creation? A creation that we see all around us right now, as nature wakes up from her long winter’s nap. And a creation that can occur within us as well. These words are found in Ephesians 4:22-24.

You were taught, in regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, to be made new in the attitude of your mind, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Thank God for His creation! Thank God for new beginnings! Thank God for spring!

Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com

March 12, 2026 - The habit of faultfinding is a bad habit that many people fall in to. The tragedy is that it is easily acquired and not readily broken. In case you haven’t noticed, we live in an imperfect world. Everything is flawed and defective. Institutions all blunder and fall short of the ideal. People are all erring creatures and sometimes we are offended by their faults. However, we should not pay so much attention to the faults and failures of others. Neither should we dwell on the defects of the world we live in.

If we are not careful, we can become chronic, carping, fault-finders. When that happens, we take the next step and become grumblers. Then, if we are not careful we will become a growler. Folks who growl long enough end up being cynics. When that happens, we are no good to ourselves or anyone else.

To my knowledge, no one ever wakes up one day and says, “I think I will become a cynic”. It happens when we begin to find fault and the habit takes root in our hearts. It then grows until our mind becomes twisted and our heart becomes sour.

It is no wonder the wise man said, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones”. (Proverbs 17:22)

It’s something to think about... tbp

Center Church of Christ
110 Hurst Street, Center, Texas
www.centerchurchofchrist.com

March 10, 2026 - Clever Creek Baptist Church will host Evangelist Dwayne Williams, who is known as “the Texas Teddy Bear” from Woden, Texas, for a special gospel concert, singing and preaching event on Friday, March 13, 2026. Supper for all will be served at 6pm. Many will gather at 5:30pm for a prayer meeting. Evangelist Williams travels all across the United States singing, preaching and witnessing. He is often known as the Texas Cowboy Evangelist sharing Jesus.

Clever Creek Baptist Church is located at 199 CR 1042 at FM 417 W, Center, Texas 75935. For more information, call 936-591-1936.