Opinion

Snow, ice, single-digit temps blanket the state Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties and urged residents to stay alert to changing weather conditions. The Texas Division of Emergency Management deployed resources from various state agencies to prepare roadways, assist motorists, remove downed trees and perform search-andrescue operations if necessary.

I believe with all of my heart the historical account of God’s revelation found in the book of Genesis concerning the creation and the fall of man. Though there are many religions in this world that would oppose such a teaching as this, not to mention the greatest philosophers of our day, as well as the most sophisticated scientist, I will hang my entire life on the teachings of the Apostle Paul. One might well say, “Who are you?” And I will respond, “You are correct in your speaking, for I am no one.” But to be honest, in all humility, I would rather be counted as the least of my day, a name to never be remembered in my generation, a person of the least interest, than to make a claim against The Holy Scriptures. For I am not concerned about you merely hearing my words or my thoughts. But if you believe the words of the Apostle, as I myself, concerning the dead estate of all humanity which brought forth the redemptive plan of salvation in Jesus Christ, then you, my friend, are not close from the Kingdom of God.

One evening when I was about fifteen years old, my mom and I walked into the house after a school field trip. My dad had left a message on the answering machine: my mom’s grandmother had “an episode with her heart,” he said. My mother didn’t say a word. She turned around, purse still on her shoulder, and headed for the car. I followed her quietly.