Tom Strother named Media division head in Methodist Council
The Reverend Tom Strother, pastor of First United Methodist Church Pecos, elected chairman of the new Media Division of The United Methodist Communications Council at the Nov 15 meeting in Dallas. Twila Roller elected recording secretary. Bob Robertson named director. The division will operate United Methodist News Service and pursue new communication projects across the Texas and New Mexico annual conferences, with over $1 million in expected annual revenue. A yearlong study will map resource systems and needs, guiding potential data service sharing and use of church and public resources. Final restructuring approval awaits spring votes.
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Twila Roller
New Mexico
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Strother
Texas
Northwest Texas
Hollis Shook
How to Use the Advent Wreath Explained for Lutherans
A Trinity Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and Altar Guild meeting in the parish hall on November 14 featured a session led by Altar Guild President Lucille Meyers. She outlined the Advent wreath’s four candles and meanings, noted the LWML consolidation, and announced 1974 officers and social hour details with attendees listed.
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Trinity Lutheran Womens Missionary League
Altar Guild
Lucille Meyers
LWML
James Joiner
Haig
Christian Growth
Doc Bowman
Harold Meyer
Roy Sharrock
H. Meyer
Sunshine Sisters
Mmes, Doc Bowman
Roy Shar
Annual Thanksgiving service hosted by FBC
The annual Thanksgiving service of the ministerial alliance was held at First Baptist Church on Sunday. Rev. Jerry Brown of the Church of Christ was guest preacher, with Rev. Tom Strother of the United Methodist Church giving the call to worship and Rev. Clark Ford of the First Christian Church delivering the prayer of Thanksgiving. The Santa Rosa choir sang the anthem and Rev. Leslie Smith gave the benediction.
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Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
Jerry Browning
Church of Christ
Tom Strother
United Methodist Church
Clark Ford
First Christian Church
Santa Rosa
Leslie Smith
SCS certificate awards highlight local service honors
Helen Hildreth and Robert F. Ziegler received Soil Conservation Service service certificates presented by Edward F. Thomas. Hildreth's 25 year award notes her Pecos start in 1946 and her roles as clerk-typist, with prior merit and outstanding ratings. Ziegler's 10 year award reflects a career from 1970 with the area staff and duties assisting field offices across multiple towns.
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Robert F. Ziegler
Soil Conservation Service
Hildreth
SCS
Ziegler
Edward FE. Thomas
Pecos
Texas Women's University
Denton
Meadowbrook
R.D
Adams
Department of Defense
Amarillo Air Force Base
Edward E. Thomas
Attitudes Shape Habits in Family Respect
Debates on parental roles and respect in the home. Advice touches on building mutual dignity between mothers and fathers, handling student crushes on teachers, and honest parenting discussions with children. A reader shares experiences and guidance from Ann Landers style columns.
Jesus married on earth says author in new book
William E. Phipps argues in The Sexuality of Jesus that Jesus must have married, citing Hebrew culture and the requirement of marriage for teachers. He traces shifts from Jewish roots to Greco Roman influence shaping ideas about body and virtue, while noting Jesus advocated equality for women. Phipps, head of Religion and Philosophy at Davis and Elkins College, surveys varied historical views.
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Palestine
William E. Phipps
Harper & Row
Phipps
Jerusalem
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D.H. Lawrence
William Blake
Nikos Kazantzakis
Philosophy
Davis and Elkins College
Burning books and public stand against sin in Ephesus
Rev Blackburn argues for strong action against occult items echoing Paul in Acts 19. He cites the burning of curious arts books as a decisive stand against evil, urging believers today to rid their homes of such devices and to support those who take a public stand.
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Ephesus
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Satan
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