Shelby County Today

June 9, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, June 9.

I’m a long time student of poetry. A poem can inspire you, can comfort you, can teach you, can change you. One of my favorite poets is William Blake, an eccentric English genius who was also an accomplished painter and composer. Blake had a complicated and challenging relationship with Christianity, but he also wrote this simple, sentimental poem - “The Lamb”.

Little lamb, who made thee, dost thou know who made thee
Gave thee life and bid thee feed by the stream and o’er the mead
Gave thee clothing of delight, softest clothing wooly bright
Gave thee such a tender voice, making all the vales rejoice
Little lamb, who made thee, dost thou know who made thee

Little lamb, I’ll tell thee, little lamb, I’ll tell thee
He is called by thy name for He calls himself a Lamb
He is meek and He is mild. He became a little child
I, a child, and thou, a lamb, we are called by His name
Little lamb, God bless thee. Little lamb, God bless thee

John 1:29 - And he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

Revelation 5:12 - Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise.

Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com

June 5, 2025 - There was a time when riding the train was the dominant form of travel in our nation.  I remember as a boy, going with my father to the depot in Marshall to pick up “Aunt Mary” when she would ride the train from Little Rock for a visit.  Well, I read a story from that era not long ago.  It seems there was a little crippled boy who was carrying a basket of candy and fruit to sell, hurrying to the passenger gate of the depot as fast as his crutches would permit.   As the passengers rushed through the gate, a fast moving young business executive accidentally hit the boy’s basket, knocking its contents in every direction.  He paused only long enough to severely scold the crippled lad for being in his way.

Another young business man, rushing through the depot, saw the young boy’s distress and immediately began picking up the scattered items.  After returning all the contents to the basket, he put a dollar bill in the boy’s hand.  He smiled at hiss young friend, patted him on the shoulder and said, “better luck next time!”  Then he was on his way.

• He was however, stopped by the question the boy asked him.  He said, “Hey mister, are you Jesus?”  Turning, the man smiled and said, “No, I’m only one of His followers.”
• How different this old world would be if we all would speak and act so that others could see Jesus living in us.

It’s something to think about. . . tbp

Come join us for Worship at Center Church of Christ or online at www.centerchurchofchrist.com

June 2, 2025 - Come join us for the Annual Homecoming of the Joaquin Community Cemetery to be held at the First Baptist Church of Joaquin on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:30am.

Door prizes including local honey will be awarded. There will be a presentation on Connell Family History and the Connell's Ferry.

A regular business meeting will be conducted and an offering will be taken for the upkeep of the cemetery.

A potluck dinner will follow and the committee will provide ice and paper goods. We hope that you can attend and share with us the joys of the occasion as we celebrate our beautiful historic cemetery and honor the lives of those who came before us. 

If you cannot be present and desire to make a contribution, please send your check to the Association at: Joaquin Community Cemetery Association, Post Office Box 236, Joaquin, Texas, 75954

May 29, 2025 - First Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in Center, Texas will be hosting a youth service at 7pm, on Friday, May 30! Come join us and help us worship Jesus! Following service we will have volleyball and corn hole set up with a pizza afterburner! The speaker is Bro. Jeremiyah Hogsten! Hope to see you on Friday!