Next week my wife and I will celebrate our 50th anniversary. How did this happen? Where did the years go? I always thought people who reached their 50th were old. Why aren’t we?

Texas City’s First Baptist Church will have a free food distribution for those in need from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. on Saturday at 2120 36th St. N. in Texas City.

There’s a special spirit that comes over visitors to an historic island church like Galveston’s Wesley Tabernacle United Methodist, which turns 150 years old this Sunday.

I first saw George H. W. Bush at a Fourth of July picnic in Lake Jackson. He was a slender young politician in his mid-40s running for Congress. He won the election and later served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and vice president with Ronald Reagan before being elected President …

The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” The year was 1963, a time of turmoil, change and racial challenge with King in the forefront of the vanguard seeking equal rights for …

Anchor Point will open its doors to all for its Operation Christmas Blessing open house from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 at two locations: their Pregnancy Service Center at 103 Davis Road, Suite B in League City and their Family Service Center at 1905 Capri Lane in Seabrook.

The eight-day, worldwide celebration of Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, will begin this year at sundown on Sunday. The word Hanukkah comes from a Hebrew term often rendered as “dedication.” The original dedication in view was that of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. Central to Israel’s l…

Thanksgiving and Black Friday have come and gone. We’ve gathered with family, feasted on turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, fruit salad and pecan pie, watched a few football games, played with the children and enjoyed the sweet slumber that only tryptophan can provide…

At 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, Interfaith Caring Ministries will hold its 25th annual Festival of Trees at the Lakewood Yacht Club, 2322 Lakewood Yacht Club Drive in Seabrook. The evening event will include a live musical performance by Clear Lake High School Soundwaves, a seated dinner service, a …

Iglanced at the magazines on the rack, and there she was, Martha Stewart, promising the “Best Thanksgiving Ever.” She was offering a perfect piece of pie while smiling a perfect smile with perfect teeth, wearing a perfect dress with perfect hair, surrounded by a perfect kitchen with an open …

Advertising suggests that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. A song proclaims that this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for some, each holiday season can become a time of gloom.

Earls Gospel Promotions will have its fall gospel festival featuring John T. and The New Gospel Keystones at 6 p.m. Saturday at Greater Randle’s Temple Church of God in Christ at No. 25 state Highway 3 in Texas City.

Perhaps more than any other historical figure, Abraham Lincoln continues to shape the American psyche. The success of Stephen Spielberg’s movie, “Lincoln,” gives some indication of our continued fascination with the 16th president.

It might be easily argued that our current culture is not one predisposed to giving thanks. The Bible records almost 200 uses of some variant of the word “thanks” with additional entries for its synonyms, but believers of all faiths may benefit from the wisdom of our local clergy.

Texas City’s First Baptist Church will be offering free turkeys to any in need from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday at 2120 36th St. N.