David Hankins is the new pastor at Murray Street Church of Christ. Hankins comes most recently from Lubbock but has also preached in Llano and Needville, just southwest of Houston.
The Message is a modern paraphrase of the Bible; not an exact translation, but interesting. It offers these alternative words to Romans 12:10: “Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.” J. B. Phillips’ translation interprets the same verse: “have a willingness to let the other man have the credit.”
How do we measure our faith? What’s our metric? How do we know how we’re doing as Christians? We used to celebrate people’s attendance. We would bring them in front of the church and give them a pin. That’s not bad, especially in today’s culture where regular church attendance has become two out of four Sundays. So much for commitment, right? Remember when you got a star for bringing your Bible, another star for bringing a friend or memorizing a Bible verse and another check mark if you brought an offering?
Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: July 24—Welfare check, US 190; disturbance, CR 436; civil matter, CR 434 Loop; vandalism, FM 908; animal call, CR 104B; 911 abandoned call, no location given; medical call, FM 908, Rockdale; civil matter, Griffith Lane Thorndale; civil matter, no location given; civil matter, no location given.
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