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Rix Quinn

Rix Quinn

Quinn Simple Scenes

Stock ShowImagine yourself in a sea of cows, surrounded by thousands of pounds of beef.That’s how I feel when I go to one of our state’s stock shows, which attracts thousands of visitors.Farmers and ranchers spend several days showing off animals which have taken months or years to raise.

What we like to hear

Maybe it was my being laid up after knee surgery or my wife caring for me when I got home. Anyway, it brought me to the place of thinking about life and some of the things that are important.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Mateo 3: 1- 11 RVR En aquellos días vino Juan el Bautista predicando en el desierto de Judea, y diciendo: Arrepentíos, porque el reino de los cielos se ha acercado.
The Kentucky Coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a large, deciduous tree native to North America.| Photo credit:  www.MelindaMyers.com

The Kentucky Coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a large, deciduous tree native to North America.| Photo credit: www.MelindaMyers.com

Caring for Established Trees in Hot Dry Weather

Trees form the framework in our landscapes, providing shade, cleaning our air of dust and pollutants, absorbing carbon dioxide, releasing oxygen, protecting our soil and helping to manage storm water.
Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Is God Dead?

We have engaged with Bart Ehrman in past articles. He has been one of the most prolific critics of Christianity over the last 20 years, and we have considered several of his arguments when looking at the Christian resurrection narrative.

Elm Grove Echoes

Do you remember when a meeting in the middle of the road wasn't considered a traffic jam?Back in the day, if two pickups met on a quiet country road, there was a pretty good chance both drivers would ease over, roll down their windows, and visit awhile. Sometimes it was five minutes.
The fishing adventure was a success! L-R: Sue Ransom, Bev Leinwebber, and Dee Hopson. Way to go, girls! Courtesy of Sue Ransom

The fishing adventure was a success! L-R: Sue Ransom, Bev Leinwebber, and Dee Hopson. Way to go, girls! Courtesy of Sue Ransom

The Richland Springs Report

The wedding tent is down, the guests have gone home, and peace reigns once again at the Hopson house. My sisters and I have put the last of the food away, changed beds, and put all trash in the bins for trash day. It was an exciting but wearying week.I met my great-great niece Dakota.

From the San Saba Historical Commission

How San Saba Got Its NameWhat do a monastery in Palestine some nine miles east of Bethlehem, an historic basilica and surrounding elegant, tree-lined neighborhood in the center of Rome and the central Texas town of San Saba have in common?

La Palabra de Dios Dice

1 Pedro 4:1-11 DHH John Por mucho tiempo hicieron ustedes las mismas cosas que hacen los paganos, pues vivían entonces en vicios,………. Ahora, como ustedes ya no los acompañan en los excesos de su mala vida, ellos se extrañan y hablan mal de ustedes.