For longer than most can remember, Fred Pierdolla was a prominent member of the La Vernia Community. If you lived there, you saw the sign for his business as you drove into town. He was a bigger-than-life Texas cattleman and more. I met Fred a few times when I lived in La Vernia and would

What makes a 65-year-old man come out to work at the Church on a hot Texas morning? The disabled veteran has his own wife and family to take care of, he recently retired from full-time employment, and he already helps during services. The Governor recommends that we stay home, to reduce the chance of getting

Violence continues in major cities across the US and it’s hard to understand. What began with peaceful protests demanding justice and equality has turned into stealing, killing and destruction. The radical ideas I hear repeatedly have nothing to do with justice or equality. Crime is exploding in cities where Police funding has been reduced or

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but ten thousand wouldn’t be enough to describe the painting the “First Day in Heaven.” It portrays a young woman with her arms wrapped tightly around the neck of JESUS. Her eyes are tightly closed and her mouth wide open. It’s obvious this joyful greeting isn’t

What is greater or less isn’t always as obvious at first. I know a couple who bought several moderately priced Dodge automobiles, which were unreliable and weren’t worth much after a few years. We bought a low-priced Honda Fit, put 50K miles on it, experienced unbelievable reliability and after ten years it was still worth