Easy casseroles to warm us up

This weather has me wanting something beefy, tomato-y and cheese-y, so I’m thinking it’s time for a casserole to warm me up. This first one sounds easy and delicious.

Our goals in the sentencing phase

This week, I would like to talk with you about the goal when sentencing a defendant. This question basically boils down to this: what are we trying to accomplish when giving a defendant a specific sentence?

One accident reported in light week for RPD

On Friday, Jan. 12, at 4:54 p.m., Of f icers Wall, Lentz and Sgt. Ha responded to a three-vehicle accident along with the Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department in the 700 block of West Cameron Avenue. No injuries were reported and Ofc. Wall is investigating the accident.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all people charged with offenses through the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • Pedro Gonzales-Moreno, 26, no address given, indecency with a child/sexual contact, released.

MILAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

Calls for the Milam County Sheriff’s Office during the past week included: Jan.

FIRE CALLS

Responded to: • Ackerman at Hamilton for traffic control for Atmos Energy on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 2:18 p.m. • Near the intersection of US 77 and CR 446 for a vehicle on fire on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 5:05 a.m.

MILAM COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Milam County courthouse records for Jan. 4-10. Compiled from public records available at milam.tx.publicsearch.us. Warranty Deeds Harry Jordan to Harry Jordan and Vicky Jordan (53).

Fear and faith

Several years ago, I went with our church to do mission work in Ukraine. We have a missionary there from our church that teaches English using the Bible.

Where politics and theology meet?

Certainly one of the most popular Christmas carols is “Joy to the World,” underlining how much we hunger and thirst for joy, and we hear that joy will come to us as earth receives her king, as psychoanalyst Eric Fromm describes in his 1939 book, “Escape from Freedom”, the majority of citizens...

Be all in with Jesus

We had a new church member “meet and greet” at our house last week and one guy asked, “How do we know how we are doing as a church? What’s a healthy, mature church look like?” This guy is smart, and I like him a lot and I loved those questions. How does a church know how they are doing?