Texarkana Arkansas School District Report Card

**Updated February 2020 I am educated but not an educator. The measurement standards and methods used with respect to the education needs of our children, regardless of race and socio-economic status, seem to be in a state of confusion and/or...

Of Preaching and Teaching

With respect to spiritual gifts and offices, the following scriptures are instructive: (Eph 4:11) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (1 Cor 12:10) To another the working of miracles; to...

Keeping a Romance/Marriage Strong

Please see the following articles: Good Habits for a Happy Relationship Some Reasons Marriages Fail 

In God We Trust Motto For...

Act 911, dated 4/5/2017, of the state of Arkansas mandates that the national motto of the United States “In God We Trust” be displayed  above the US Flag in state public schools and state administrative agencies.  No tax dollars is...

Halloween – To Celebrate Or Not...

Overview When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Corinthians 13:11) There are multiple beliefs about...

All Saints and All Souls Days

The article on All Saints Day and All Souls Day has been incorporated into the article entitled Halloween – To Celebrate or Not Celebrate.

Jesus Christ Our Greatest Hope Overview

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without...

America Has Made Progress in Racial...

Introduction We as a nation have made much progress in racial reconciliation during my life time.  Yet, we have much work to do in order to achieve a more perfect union, locally, state-wise, and as a nation. My Childhood School...

The US Flag, Pledge of Allegiance,...

General. On August 26, 2016 Colin Kaepernick sat during a preseason game. Afterwards he said: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To...

Does National Anthem and Huckleberry Finn...

Introduction Some people have a problem with the line in the National Anthem  that says “No refuge could save the hireling and slave. From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave:”. Their problem is with the reference...

Purpose and Meaning of US Flag,...

Purpose and Meaning of US Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Anthem There are three elements of our national fabric to consider: The US Flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Anthem. The US Flag is a portrait or...

The US Flag, Pledge of Allegiance,...

Introduction And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) As the scripture teaches: A thing may be lawful for me to...