MEMORIAL DAY – A TIME TO REMEMBER

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those who have died in service to this country, particularly during wartime.  It’s a day for national mourning and reflection, and gives us a chance to express gratitude to the fallen.  The first Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was held on May 30, 1868,

By |2025-05-23T15:53:44-05:00May 23rd, 2025|Office of the Chaplain|2 Comments

Servanthood: Becoming Great by Serving Others | Words of Thought

“Words of Thought” May 17, 2025 The following is taken from one of my devotional books. SERVANTHOOD And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.   Mark 10:44  KJV For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by

By |2025-05-18T15:31:27-05:00May 18th, 2025|Office of the Chaplain, Words of Thought|0 Comments

Jesus Is Your Companion | Words of Thought

“Words of Thought” May 10, 2025 Did you know that……JESUS IS YOUR COMPANION! Below are some scriptures taken from the KJV Bible that attest to this. A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.   Proverbs 18:24 Let your conversation be

By |2025-05-12T10:51:39-05:00May 12th, 2025|Office of the Chaplain, Words of Thought|0 Comments

Keep None of the Booty – A Call to Purity and Godly Living | Words of Thought

“Words of Thought” May 3rd, 2025 The following is taken from a Daily Devotional book titled “in touch”. KEEP NONE OF THE BOOTY:    Leave them; separate yourselves from them; don’t touch their filthy things. Dear Brothers, you are only visitors here. Since your real home is in heaven I beg you to keep

Thy Life for a Prey – Words of Thought

“Words of Thought” April 28, 2025 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. Jeremiah 45:5 KJV Oswald Chambers wrote the following:

By |2025-04-30T11:55:59-05:00April 30th, 2025|Office of the Chaplain, Words of Thought|0 Comments

Texas Division SCV Picnic at Confederate Reunion Grounds

Texas Division Picnic Brings SCV Members Together at Historic Grounds This past Saturday, members of the Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, gathered for a day of fellowship, food, and Southern camaraderie at the historic Confederate Reunion Grounds in Mexia, Texas. The occasion? A relaxed Division-wide picnic organized by Texas Division Commander Michael

By |2025-04-21T12:52:58-05:00April 20th, 2025|TexDiv Reporter|0 Comments

The Veil Was Rent: A Reflection on Matthew 27:51 and Spurgeon’s Words | Words of Thought

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; … Matthew 27:51   KJV Charles H. Spurgeon wrote the following:    No mean miracle was wrought in the rending of so strong and thick a veil; but it was not intended merely as a display of power---many lessons were

By |2025-04-20T13:12:26-05:00April 20th, 2025|Office of the Chaplain, Words of Thought|0 Comments

East Texas Pays Tribute to Confederate Sons

In a powerful display of heritage and community collaboration, members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), the Descendants of Confederate Veterans (DCV), and the Concord Cemetery Association came together on Saturday, April 12, to honor 13 Confederate veterans laid to rest in the historic Concord Cemetery in Jonesville, Texas. This joint project

By |2025-04-16T22:51:02-05:00April 14th, 2025|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Truth Is a Person: Trusting Jesus in Life’s Storms | Words of Thought

TRUTH IS A PERSON And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? Luke 8:24-25a KJV Henry & Richard Blackaby wrote:

By |2025-04-13T21:50:31-05:00April 13th, 2025|Office of the Chaplain, Words of Thought|0 Comments

WHAT KIND OF KING DO YOU EXPECT? A PALM SUNDAY MESSAGE

Today is Palm Sunday, the day on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of a young donkey.  This day has been described by Christians for generations as the “triumphal entry into Jerusalem.”  So, if this is such a glorious Sunday for all Christians, what goes wrong by Friday that Jesus will find himself betrayed by

By |2025-04-13T21:40:47-05:00April 13th, 2025|Office of the Chaplain|0 Comments
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