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BASTROP – Homebirth Dreams Symposium Movie and Mingle the Business of Being Born will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the 1002 Chestnut Street in Bastrop. Arive at 6:30 to mingle and have snacks. The movie begins at 7 p.m. followed by discussion at 8:30 p.m. for more information, call Bluebird Solorzano at 512-718-6511.
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MCDADE – The Mc-Dade Watermelon Festival will be host to the 75th annual queen’s revue June 24 in preparation for the milestone celebration at 143 Bastrop St.
Read moreBASTROP – Bastrop is set to be a testing ground for a new fleet of electric vehicles in public transportation.
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Elgin Recreation Center is hosting their new Big Blue Blocks playroom every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for the remainder of June and July. Parents and children ages three through 12 are invited to come and create works of imagination with the soft, life-sized interlocking building blocks. Deliah Turnipseed, age 2, enjoyed climbing the blocks during the Juneteenth celebration.
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Our Lord tells us to pray without ceasing, and He “never lies” (Titus 1:2). St. Paul says that our prayer and thanksgiving to God should be not just occasional but constant when he says, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). We get nowhere by minimizing His demands on us. Jesus is not joking when He says, “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). God does expect perfection of us, and anything short of perfection is sin. God does expect unceasing prayer from us, and anything short of unceasing prayer is sin.
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Fire Controlman 2nd Class Thomas Auvenshine (right), from Elgin, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jacob Klotz, from Cleveland, conduct a mount wash down on a close-in weapons systems on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight
Read moreAfter being seriously injured in the mine collapse, Enon Lanfear and his family returned to Illinois.
Read moreJesus says, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep,” John 10:11. At first glance, this fact makes the Shepherd appear foolish. What flock of sheep is worth dying for?
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