HEATH, TX. (June 25, 2015) We drove along the desolate landscape of south Texas toward the Gulf of Mexico for our first ocean vacation as a family. We finally came upon a colorful seaside village where the shops stood too close together to allow more than a glimpse of the water. As we circled to […]
HEATH, TX. (June 25, 2015) “It is hard to have patience with people who say, ‘There is no death’ or ‘Death doesn’t matter.’ . . . You might as well say that birth doesn’t matter.” Christian writer C. S. Lewis first penned those words into notebooks he did not intend to publish. His bitter-to-better ramblings […]
(ROCKWALL,TX– June 25, 2015) The Lake Pointe Church food pantry and North Texas Food Bank are making a positive impact on the community through LP food pantry’s CHOICE Day program, helping to end local hunger while sharing Christ and building believers. Lake Pointe Church began a partnership with the NTFB in January 2014, and through […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (June 23, 2015) It might seem like Vacation Bible School is done for the summer since many Rockwall churches held their VBS in June, but parents looking for a night off and a good environment for their children to learn about God can rest assured that there are still plenty of options available throughout […]
(June 8, 2015) HEATH, TX. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 1524 Smirl Drive in Heath, will offer Vacation Bible School from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, July 12-16. The theme of this year’s VBS is “Everest”. To find out more about this year’s theme, visit http://www.group.com/vbs/everest. Also, watch this video on this […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 10, 2015) First Christian Church Rockwall will host Vacation Bible School July 13 through 17, 9 to 11:45 a.m., for kids age 4 years through 5th grade (just completed). The theme is “Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a Kid.” Children will travel back in time to experience life in a Bible-times […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 9, 2015) Lakeshore Church, located at 5575 Highway 205 South in Rockwall, will host its 13th Annual Freedom Fest event, complete with a fireworks show and special attractions. Join them at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28. Admission and games are FREE for the entire family! There is something for everyone to […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 12, 2015) This good news just in: my church – the First United Methodist Church of Heath – celebrated its 125th birthday on Sunday, April 19! 125 years…to think that I’ve only been around on this Earth for less than a quarter of that length of time! But yes, the church […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) Leslie Wilson is a non-fiction writer with a bent toward humor. But the Rockwall wife and mother of three wasn’t laughing on the long, round-trip drive to attend the Dallas Christian Writers Guild each month. So she decided to establish a local group patterned after that one. The first […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 8, 2015) I sat up late one evening thinking about my 90-year-old grandmother; she had just been placed on life-support. Hundreds of miles away from her, all I could do was pray. I’ve lived away from extended family for all my married life. I relied on church friends and neighbors to […]