Pastors Reflect On MLK Day And King’s Message
The article observes Martin Luther King Jr Day on the third Monday of January and honors King's nonviolent Civil Rights leadership. It links the 1963 I Have a Dream speech to moral and spiritual equality, urging Christians to preach universal freedom through Jesus Christ and continue his example of ministry and liberation.
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USA
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. King
National Mall
Washington, D.C
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Isaiah
Birthday plea for revival and miracles in 2011
In a personal reflection dated January 16 2011 a 64 year old writer recalls growing up in a simpler time and laments moral decay. He asks for divine revival and miracles, citing biblical moments of Jesus marveling at faith and unbelief, and vows to finish life’s race with fortitude. He prays for winds of revival to America and the world.
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Jesus
Nazareth
Christ
America
Reboot Your Life Through God’s Guidance
A Baytown Sun religious note compares a misrouted car GPS to spiritual drift. Pastor Danny R. Biddy of Church on Old River urges reboot through God’s word, citing Isaiah 30 21 about guidance and walking in the right path.
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Maryville
Voice of God
Danny R. Biddy
Old River
Oldriverbaptist.com
Church Notes and Youth Programs Include Two Baytown Congregations
Alliance Bible Church lists 10 30 a m worship with Pastor Jim Black and a 9 15 a m School of Discipleship offerings for adults youth and children. St Mark_s United Methodist Church in Baytown holds 8 30 a m and 10 45 a m traditional services and a 10 45 a m casual service with 9 30 a m Sunday School.
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Jim Black
Jesus Christ
Neil Anderson
Cynthia Heald
Solid Rock
Alliance Bible Church
Abcbaytown.org
St. Mark’s Amc
St. Mark’s
Lil’ Lambs
St. Mark’s Methodist Youth Fellowship
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
UMYF
St. Mark’s Umc
North Main
Baytown
Stmarksbaytown.com
Obituary memories of Baytown editor Wanda Orton recalls Mrs Lee
Wanda Orton, retired managing editor of The Baytown Sun, recalls the life of Mrs Paul A. Lee of Orton Texas, a longtime benefactor who funded many young workers through college and whose strict deadlines shaped newsroom life at Pearce and Ashbel. The piece highlights Mrs Lee’s quiet generosity, dictation routines, and impact on obituaries and newsroom culture.
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Texas
Lee
Pearce
Ashbel
Baytown
Paul A. Lee
West Sterling
Earthman
West Pearce
Joe Speck
Earthman’s
Leroy Masterson
Wanda Orton
The
Baytown Sun
Where were you, Jimmy Dunne, when I needed you
Jim Finley writes about the POPS push to end corporal punishment in schools, recalling his own spankings and a lifelong stance on discipline. He notes states banning the practice, cites Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas as still allowing it, and questions the timing and impact of advocacy.
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POPS
Jimmy Dunne
Jimmy
Bethany Barnett
Ms. Bethany
Corpo
Deep South
Midwest
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
O.D. Miser
Doris Goodman
J.P
Bud Heickmann
Jim Finley
The
Baytown Sun
Cryonics and Motherhood Through Time and Change
A reflective piece on cryonics and frozen time as motherhood evolves. The author recalls a boxed memento long kept in the freezer and links cryogenic concepts to personal growth. As children grow and life shifts, the speaker imagines thawing memories, losses, and futures, hopeful that patience reveals clarity.
Seraphin Airman Elijah Seraphin graduates at Lackland AFB
Airman Elijah D. Seraphin completes an eight week basic training program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. The graduate earned four college credits toward an associate in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Laura Rodriguez of Baytown and Dominique Seraphin of Covington Louisiana. Seraphin is a Ross S Sterling High School 2008 graduate.
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Air Force
Elijah D. Seraphin
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
The
Community College of the Air Force
Laura Rodriguez
Baytown
Dominique Seraphin
Covington
Seraphin
Ross S. Sterling High School
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Meekins
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Orton
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Newsroom
Wige
Tna
Estetica Designs
Jodee
Becky
Galveston Street
Finley
Whatley
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