Feeling down about money? You’re not alone. Millions worry about meeting money needs every day. But their fretting doesn’t add one cent to their bank accounts nor bring one slice of bread to their tables. Being down about money is unprofitable. And it is detrimental to emotional and physical health. We simply can’t afford the money blues. What then can we do about pressing bills and future financial needs?

The great pastime of America throughout the years has been sports. Americans have been ingenious in turning something simple into a sport for everyone to enjoy. I must say I have enjoyed my share of sports. When younger, I was a baseball fan. I went to as many games as possible.

A few months back I was so sick I had to go see the doctor. That alone indicates the condition was rather serious. I do not like going to the doctor because you have to sit in the waiting room with sick people. I never know what contagious diseases are lurking in the shadows of that doctor's waiting room. My condition progressed to the point where the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage told me to go to the doctor or else.

Last week was a rough week with the Boston bombings and the West,TX explosions. So much grief and sadness! My daughter-in law’s sister is a RN from Kerrville who volunteered to go to West with their Emergency Medical Task Force to help out. They were there for over 40 hours working tirelessly and with minimal sleep helping the injured and their families.

Last week was a rough week with the Boston bombings and the West,TX explosions. So much grief and sadness! My daughter-in law’s sister is a RN from Kerrville who volunteered to go to West with their Emergency Medical Task Force to help out. They were there for over 40 hours working tirelessly and with minimal sleep helping the injured and their families.

Fear is as old as Eden and as current as the daily paper or television news roundup. Trembling times have been around throughout history; but you may think today’s panic producers outnumber those of the past. Name your areas of anxiety in this troubled time and you’ll undoubtedly find many others who agree with you and share your fears. How shall we cope with this barrage of worry makers?

A day of fun, fellowship, learning and delicious food was enjoyed (see accompanying photo) by the United Methodist Women of Art, Trinity and Hilda as we gathered for our annual Mission Study. This year’s study was on Immigration, based on the book, Immigration and the Bible-a guide for radical welcome by Joan M.

The Vestry of Grace Church has voted to hold a capital campaign this spring, to raise money to pay the $54,000 still owed on the Chuchu Walton Smith Activities Center. The two primary reasons for this are the annual budget for Grace Church continues to be very tight, and the note payment due on the new building adds additional pressure to a stretched budget.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming our nation, to President Lincoln’s Proclamation in 1863, to President Truman in 1952, and then 1988 when President Reagan amended the law and permanently set the 1st Thursd ...

Located at 911 Bessemer, the Outreach Center (OC) is an extension of the ministry of Bless Llano Now. The ministry of the OC is to bless God by being the blessing that God wants us to be to the people of the Llano area. The initial ministry will be to provide spiritual and physical support to the citizens of Llano.

The week beginning on Palm Sunday and ending with the crucifixion of Christ focuses on the darkest period of history. Yet, throughout this passionate period, a light shines through the darkness: the hope of the resurrection. These seven sacred days reveal the seriousness of sin and the price required to redeem us.

Daylight savings time seemed to arrive early this year, along with the grandchildren’s spring break, eighty degree temperatures, and it’s still March. Trees are blooming, bluebonnets are popping, even the hummingbirds are already here looking for their feeders and Monday morning was in the upper 20’s. We are still waiting for rain!

A friend of mine had filed for a divorce, intending to end more than twenty years of marriage. His two teenage children were devastated, but their emotional distress wasn’t enough to cause him to change course. He said he wanted a divorce because he wasn’t happy. Then I shocked him. “What does your happiness have to do with this?” I asked. Not that husbands and wives shouldn’t be happy.

I refuse to answer for anybody else because it is a full-time job trying to answer for myself. I must confess though, I sometimes cannot give a good answer for myself. I can give an answer, but not a good one, and when it comes to answers, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage demands good ones. How do you explain yourself to someone when you cannot even explain yourself to yourself?

We sure have been blessed with great weather this winter. My nephew in Kansas was snowed in almost all of last week and last night they were expecting the next go-round. He calls it “Snowmageddon.” I know we need rain, but I’ll take our Hill Country weather any day! One of our fellow American Christians is incarcerated in Iran and is being physically and mentally tortured in an effort to get him to deny Jesus Christ.