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In the Gospel of Matthew 22:14 Jesus said that “MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN”. Of course He was talking about people being called to receive eternal life and go to Heaven.

Dear Aunt B,

I am afraid of everything. I try to step into new things and then I get frozen in my tracks and can’t move forward.

Afraid of my own Shadow

What is time? Where did it come from? It appears that the answer to that question is time was set in motion when the creation was first done. Time does not exist in Heaven. The Holy Beings there are eternal. Time would not serve any purpose there. All physical beings and physical things are regulated by time. The earth has four seasons in each year that GOD said would never cease as long as the earth remains.

Dear Aunt B Readers,

I’m so proud of my wife Lori. I was stir crazy last week recovering foot surgery. So Lori agreed to take a drive with me to see the beautiful countryside on the eastern side of Kaufman County, with its majestic oaks and gently rolling hills.

Peruse social media and you will find a variety of discussions related to COVID, masks, vaccinations, and schools reopening. These “discussions” often devolve into political dumpster fires as participants hold on to their positions with death grips, refusing to consider alternatives to what they believe. Increasingly, it seems that medical necessity and public health have been reduced to political tools of manipulation being used against our children. It’s hard to judge the accuracy of COVID related information being disseminated. Are the current CDC stats and recommendations legitimate or just a means to an end of someone’s agenda? What’s certain is countless students are not learning. Many students are falling farther behind and may never catch up.

If you’re getting close to retirement, you’re probably thinking about the ways your life will soon be changing. And one key transition involves your income – instead of being able to count on a regular paycheck, as you’ve done for decades, you’ll now need to put together an income stream on your own. How can you get started?

Two years before I was born Alfred Hitchcock made one of my favorite movies: Rear Window. It starred Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly and is one of the best movies ever made.

As Dallas ISD prepares to serve students, hence comes another tale from the DISD folly files. According to internal documents shared publicly by DISD employees, the district is offering an incentive of $500 to employees who submit proof they are fully vaccinated. The information is supposed to help the district with contact tracing should a positive COVID contact occur. Some wary teachers suggested the incentive is also a good way for the district to determine who is fully vaccinated and who is not without having to ask employees outright. Smart thinking, but that’s an article for another time. Whatever the reason, the district is spending about $11 million on this venture.

If a Christian’s service to GOD is to be acceptable it must be from the heart and intentional. Nothing else will get past the ceiling of their house. Not only our service to each other, but in all the areas of our lives. If people are to be successful at serving GOD, they have to apply the teaching of the bible. The Bible says that whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might. Through the years I have found that to be true. When I am serious about a job or task I need to do I will do it the best I can. Most of the time, the job is satisfying and makes me feel good.

Dear Aunt B,

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If you’ve heard of 529 plans, you might think they can only be used to help pay for college. And you wouldn’t be alone: Less than one-third of adults properly identified that a 529 plan can be used for more than just higher education, according to a survey by Morning Consult and Edward Jones. But what are these other expenses?