Boo

There’s something about being scared. Some kids claim they don’t like it, but do. While a handful of other kids claim they don’t like it, and really don’t. I was the former. My sister was the latter.

Where Are They Now? Gabriel Renteria

Dublin graduate Gabriel Renteria dreams of one day owning his own dairy. For now, he’s focused on being the best father he can be.Renteria graduated in 2020. During high school, he worked part time on dairy farms.

The Difference Between Good and Rotten Fruit

I love a good, ripe peach. Take that bad boy, wash it off, and take a big bite, skin and all. If it is good and ripe there’s nothing like it. But the other day, I grabbed one that looked a little bit over ripe, but I’ve eaten those before.

Fresh Vision

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) Where there is no vision, the people perish.I opened the bread box yesterday afternoon with great ambition to make myself a big soft succulent sandwich for lunch. Inside was a loaf of bread. Taking it out I gave it a gentle squeeze. To my dismay, it was firm, not soft.

God Truly Cares

‘Hi; how you doin’? ‘Fine and you?’Be honest; are you really?I wouldn’t want to reveal my personal problems or burden others. As a result, I might stifle my feelings and put on a happy face. A lifelong friend would look beyond the smile and sense that something was wrong.‘Okay, spill it!

Berry’s Picks

2024 Comanche County Pecan ShowThe last few years have been devastating for the Central Texas pecan industry. In both 2022 and 2023, we had extreme and exceptional drought and extremely high temperatures in Central Texas and Comanche County pecan orchards.

A Little Boy’s Lunch

Most of us have heard the story. I’m speaking of the one in which Jesus took a little boy’s lunch and fed a multitude of people. You can read the story in several of the Gospels but I love the version in John 6:1-14. Read it for yourself.

His Ends are Your New Start

Psalm 3:3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head.Mark was thrilled when he heard he had been selected for promotion. He worked for a stable company with great prospects for growth.

Berry’s Picks

If you drive most anywhere in the county right now, you will see Maxmillian Sunflowers in the bar ditches.

LetterstotheEditor

Compared to other prosperous democracies, the US is not doing so well in the area of public health. We can’t afford care; we can’t afford medicine. And Texas is not doing well compared to other states. Texas has the 6th highest ranked economy, but ranks 31st in public health (USNews.