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Thu, Jun 25
June 15, 2026 - Mt. Calvary Full Gospel Church is hosting Vacation Bible School from Thursday, June 25 through Saturday, June 27, 2026! Kids ages 4 and up are invited to attend each evening from 5pm until 8pm. Meals will be served from 5-5:30pm.
"I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." ~ John 8:12
Click here to sign up your child. Mt. Calvary is located at 2925 FM 417, Shelbyville, Texas 75973.
June 1, 2026 - Emerald Crossing Vacation Bible School is coming to Center Missionary Baptist Church June 25-June 27! VBS hours for June 25 and June 26 are 5:30pm to 8:30pm with meal served at 5:30pm. Hours for June 27 are 10am until 2pm with a lunch served.
VBS is for ages 5 years to teens. Click here to register via google forms for the Emerald Crossing VBS hosted by Center Missionary Baptist Church.
Free t-shirt for students registered on or before June 7th.
Sun, Jun 28
June 18, 2026 - White Rock Cemetery Annual Homecoming for the upkeep of the White Rock cemetery will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at White Rock Missionary Baptist Church, located on SH 7 West approximately 14 miles west of Center.
Dinner on the grounds. Church starting at 10am. If you cannot attend, donations can be made to White Rock Cemetery Fund, C/O Tammy Davis, 2966 CR 1245, Center, Texas 75935 or Farmers State Bank, P.O. Box 352, Center, Texas 75935.
Little reminder, the Homecoming for the upkeep of the cemetery is always the 4th Sunday in June. We hope to see you there. Come on out and enjoy visiting with family and friends. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Tammie at 936-488-0095.
Committee Members: Benny Russell 936-598-2259, Jerry Russell 936-332-3553, Ronnie Davis 936-488-0295, B.J. Williams 936-332-1149, Tammy Davis (Secretary/Treasurer) 936-488-0095.
June 2, 2026 - Strong Triumph Church, Family & Friends Day June 28 at 2:30 Guest Speaker Min. Jamie Cartwright, of Abundant Love Ministries, Center Tx
Host Shepherd Elder Faye Dell Allen
June 12, 2026 - Strong Triumph Church welcomes everyone to their Family and Friends Day on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 2:30pm. Guest speaker will be Minister Jamie Cartwright of Abundant Love Ministries under the leadership of Pastor Marlon Cloudy, Center, Texas.
Host Shepherd is Elder Faye Dell Allen.
June 19, 2026 - Mt. Zion will be celebrating its 149th Church Anniversary on Sunday, June 28 at 3pm. Celebrate 149 years of faith, love, and community with us!
The special guest speaker is Dr. Rhonda Christopher, pastor of St. Paul C.M.E. Church, Nacogdoches, Texas. A fellowship meal is to follow the service.
The church is pastored by Rev. Richard Edwards and is located at 921 MLK Drive, Center, Texas.
June 19, 2026 - Lydia Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a Revival with Bro. Dave Bishop on June 28 through July 1. Sunday service is at 6pm and Monday through Wednesday service is at 7pm nightly.
Special music from the Thrift and Howington Families.
Lydia Missionary Baptist Church is located at 14998 FM 139, Shelbyville, Texas 75973. For more information, contact 936-368-2462.
June 5, 2026 - Timpson Community Church Frontier Days, June 28, 2026
We come together as a city for many reasons; parades, games, meetings and fellowship. Frontier Days celebrates our heritage while uniting all to celebrate freedom and history, the two things we all have in common. Join us for a community Church Service inside the Tie and Timber Lodge & Event Center, at 6:30 as we celebrate something else we have in common, our love and freedom in Christ.
We are excited to have Cole Flemming bringing our community message to us this year.
Cole is the Youth Director at Timpson First Baptist Church, where he has a heart for guiding the next generation in faith and service. Deeply invested in his ministry work and local fellowship, Cole is also currently a seminary student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, balancing his local church leadership with his theological studies.
Above all, Cole is a family man. He and his wife, Kara, are the proud parents of two children, Cameron and Kaleigh, who are both active students at Timpson ISD. Whether leading youth ministries, supporting local school events, or serving his neighbors, Cole and his family are proud to call Timpson home. He is deeply honored to participate in this year's Frontier Days and looks forward to a wonderful time of worship and fellowship with the community.
Woodland Christian Church will bring and lead our worship in music and song.
Having it inside the Lodge, located downtown Timpson, 397 Jacob street, will lessen our chances to having a rain out or having to deal with the extreme heat. No need to bring your own chairs as we should have plenty.
Faith
June 26, 2026 - In a world filled with worry and confusion, kids need to know there is a God who cares for them. They’ll discover the life of the shepherd-king David and will learn how to cross from worry to peace, from fear to faith, and from uncertainty to a firm foundation in God’s Word through a relationship with Jesus the Good Shepherd, our Savior & King.
Journey through Ireland in Emerald Crossing, where Psalm 23 comes to life! Kids will explore God as Shepherd, Guide, Comforter, Provider, and King through David’s story.
Each day reveals how God leads, protects, and provides. Get your passport ready for Ireland, invite your friends and join the adventure!
Where: Lydia Missionary Baptist Church, 14998 FM 139, Huxley
When: July 12-16, 6–8pm
Who: 2 years old through 8th grade
Cost: Free!
For more information, contact 936-368-2462.
June 22, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, June 22.
Last week I watched a documentary on my TV and a movie in a theater, and both shows left me with thoughts about religion and faith. Join me tomorrow as I look at the movie, but today I’ll focus on the documentary. It’s called “Jefferson’s Bible”, and it looks back at a revised version of the Word that Thomas Jefferson created. He deleted the entire Old Testament and much of the New. His “Bible” focused only on the teachings of Jesus found in the four Gospels. But Jefferson edited out the virgin birth, ignored Christ’s miracles, and, in the end, left Jesus in the Garden Tomb. I was left with three thoughts.
First of all, some of our Founding Fathers practiced a faith that most of us today would not consider Christian. There certainly were early American leaders who were devoted believers, although few of them would feel at home in a 21st century evangelical church. But others, like Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, practiced a faith called deism, which featured a deity who had no interest in the personal lives of human beings. He was referred to by names like Creator, Providence, and Nature’s God. Jefferson used all three of those names in a little document he wrote . . . called the Declaration of Independence.
Secondly, Jefferson’s “cut and paste” approach to the Bible flies in the face of strict biblical warnings. His version doesn’t include Deuteronomy or Revelation, but within those books we are warned about tampering with scripture. The words of Deuteronomy 4:2 are echoed in the final paragraph of the Word - “If anyone adds to this book, God will add to them the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of this book, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life”. (Revelation 22:18)
Finally, I don’t think you or I are planning to create our own version of the Bible. We would never think of tearing out even a single page. But perhaps we’ve been guilty of ignoring some pages, some books, some verses. Maybe, too often, we “cherry pick” our favorite scriptures, those that are easy on our ears, those that comfort our hearts. 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that “ALL scripture is breathed out by God”. Yes, some scriptures are harder to understand than others, harder to discern, harder to digest. But, as students of the Word, we’re tasked to study all of the Word, to test it, to wrestle with it, and to “rightly divide” it.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
June 19, 2026 - Mt. Zion will be celebrating its 149th Church Anniversary on Sunday, June 28 at 3pm. Celebrate 149 years of faith, love, and community with us!
The special guest speaker is Dr. Rhonda Christopher, pastor of St. Paul C.M.E. Church, Nacogdoches, Texas. A fellowship meal is to follow the service.
The church is pastored by Rev. Richard Edwards and is located at 921 MLK Drive, Center, Texas.
June 19, 2026 - Lydia Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a Revival with Bro. Dave Bishop on June 28 through July 1. Sunday service is at 6pm and Monday through Wednesday service is at 7pm nightly.
Special music from the Thrift and Howington Families.
Lydia Missionary Baptist Church is located at 14998 FM 139, Shelbyville, Texas 75973. For more information, contact 936-368-2462.
June 18, 2026 - White Rock Cemetery Annual Homecoming for the upkeep of the White Rock cemetery will be held on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at White Rock Missionary Baptist Church, located on SH 7 West approximately 14 miles west of Center.
Dinner on the grounds. Church starting at 10am. If you cannot attend, donations can be made to White Rock Cemetery Fund, C/O Tammy Davis, 2966 CR 1245, Center, Texas 75935 or Farmers State Bank, P.O. Box 352, Center, Texas 75935.
Little reminder, the Homecoming for the upkeep of the cemetery is always the 4th Sunday in June. We hope to see you there. Come on out and enjoy visiting with family and friends. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Tammie at 936-488-0095.
Committee Members: Benny Russell 936-598-2259, Jerry Russell 936-332-3553, Ronnie Davis 936-488-0295, B.J. Williams 936-332-1149, Tammy Davis (Secretary/Treasurer) 936-488-0095.
June 17, 2026 - Rose & The Bahia Boys will be in concert Sunday, July 12th at 11am for Homecoming this year at Old Home Baptist Church. Come on out and enjoy their Bluegrass Gospel music. There will be a covered dish lunch after singing.
Old Home Baptist Church is located at 685 CR 3455, Joaquin, Texas 75954.
June 16, 2026 - Mt. Gillion Missionary Baptist Church, Center, TX 75935 and Pastor Rayford (Judy) Carway would like to invite you to The 3rd Pastor and Wife Anniversary on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 2:30pm located at 5920 St. HWY 87 N, Center, TX 75935. Rev. Derrick Rhodes of Wallace Chapel Baptist in Timpson, TX 75975 will be do the service.
June 15, 2026 - Mt. Calvary Full Gospel Church is hosting Vacation Bible School from Thursday, June 25 through Saturday, June 27, 2026! Kids ages 4 and up are invited to attend each evening from 5pm until 8pm. Meals will be served from 5-5:30pm.
"I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." ~ John 8:12
Click here to sign up your child. Mt. Calvary is located at 2925 FM 417, Shelbyville, Texas 75973.
June 15, 2026 - Clever Creek Baptist Church will host The Watson Family Singers for a night of music and singing, Friday, June 26, 2026. The service of singing and praise will begin at 6:30pm. There will only be a service of worship, praise, singing and music. The Watson family includes the father, mother and all the children, playing, singing and praising the Lord. Many of their songs are a product of their own experience with the Lord and desire to know Him better. You will be blessed and encouraged as we gather to sing and praise the Lord.
We are emphasizing two scripture passages:
- Psalm 21:13—“With music and singing we celebrate God’s mighty presence and acts”
- Psalm 22:23, 26— “We praise God in the assembly, honoring and magnifying Him in music and song.”
Clever Creek Baptist Church is located at 199 CR 1042 at FM 417W, Center, Texas 75935. From Shelbyville you will take FM 417 W for several miles and the church is on your left. From Highway 96 S you will take FM 417 to the east for two miles following the signs.
June 15, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, June 15.
Have you seen the movie “A League of Their Own”? It’s one of my favorites. It’s the one where Tom Hanks plays the coach of a women’s baseball team. In a memorable scene, the team’s best player tells the coach that she’s quitting because “It’s just too hard.” Hanks replies, “If it was easy, then anybody could do it. It’s the hard... that makes it great!” On this day, in 1928, the baseball Hall of Famer, Ty Cobb, did something very hard, and set a record that still stands almost a hundred years later. What did he do? He stole home plate.
Cobb accomplished that feat an amazing 54 times in his career - the most of any major leaguer. Stealing second, or even third, is hard enough. But the pitcher has to change his regular motion and turn to throw to those bases, and the fielders have to move from their regular positions to cover the base. But when a player dares to steal home he’s going exactly where the pitched ball is headed, a ball that is moving sometimes at a hundred miles an hour. And he’s running toward the catcher, who’s waiting for him at home base. Impossible! Incredible! Amazing!
Great players like Cobb, and great athletes in every sport, do incredible, amazing things all the time. They make the hard look easy. When you think of it, that’s the definition of mastery in any endeavor, the magic of true greatness. Speaking of greatness - “O Lord, You have made the heavens and the earth, by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You!” Jeremiah 32:17.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
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