Do you like to travel?  I really have enjoyed visiting various places throughout our country and even overseas.  But, did you know there is a difference between traveling and touring.  According to Daniel Boorstein in his book, The Lost Art of Travel, things have changed significantly over the last number of decades.  Years ago when you planned a trip, you really had to do a lot of planning.  If you were going out of the U.S., you were likely getting on a ship and it would take a week to get there.  You had to carry lots of stuff and spend more than a weekend.

Angel Food Ministries
McDonald Memorial Baptist Church invites the public to place food orders from Angel Food Ministries on Feb. 10, noon-6 p.m. in the church office, corner of South and Broad streets Orange Lions City Park.
Distribution date is Feb. 27. Cost per box is $30, and other choices of food are an additional cost. Cash or LoneStar card accepted. For more information, call the church office at 883-3974.

A man saw a dead fly lying on the window sill. Suddenly, he began to think about how the fly represents so much of life as it is lived... not by flies, but by humans. Here are a few of the thoughts that filled his mind as he stared at the dead fly.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday, Jan. 4, at the new Faith United Methodist Church, located at 8608 MLK Drive, Orange.

One of America’s most provocative public intellectuals, Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his “ferocious moral vision.”

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

In your mind's eye I want you to picture Jesus at the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Hungry multitudes cover the hillside. Jesus takes the little boy's lunch, lifts it up, and says the familiar prayer: "Bless this food to the nourishing and strengthening of our bodies. Amen." I'm here to tell you that it just didn't happen like that. No way!

Start the Holiday Season by attending the Second Annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Christmas Tasting,  2 – 4 p.m., Saturday, at Resurrection Life Church located at the corner of Farm Roads 105 and 1132 in Vidor.  

The Cowboy Church of Orange County held their Big Roundup this past Sunday. They dedicated the new church building at 673 FM 1078 and celebrated the second anniversary of the church.

By the board of St. Mary Catholic Church

Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church are observing a year for priests that began June 19 and runs to the same date in 2010.

Church of Christ hosts Anderson
  Freddie Anderson of Huntsville, an author who works primarily among penal institutions in the Huntsveill area, will speak at a gospel meeting Sunday through Wednesday at the Church of Christ, 501 Ninth St. in Orange. He will speak at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, then 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
For more information, call 883-4805.

Faith UMC plans open house
Although the parking lot is paved, a good deal of mud and not much grass can be seen from the windows of Faith United Methodist Church. 

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

As the tall, stately angel rose and walked toward the front of the chapel, there was a buzz among the cadets. Gabriel was a living legend. He cleared his throat.

The Bridge City/Orangefield Ministerial Alliance, a cooperative effort of the churches of Bridge City and Orangefield to work together to assist the needy, again this year asks residents to donate Christmas toys.

Pastor Clay Faulk

A few weeks ago, I heard a story about a young woman who went to dinner with a few friends. She and her friends had a wonderful dinner and the service was excellent. At the end of the evening, she told her friends that she would pay the bill. She quickly gave the waiter her credit card and signed it when she returned. She liked the service so much she gave a generous tip of $25.00. How much? Forgetting to use the decimals and accidentally adding a zero, she gave the waiter a $25,000 tip. Due to the fact that the credit card was her father’s and he was a corporate executive with plenty of credit, the amount cleared and the waiter was cut a check. Days later when the error was realized, the question was asked, “Should the waiter return the tip?”

Sunday, Oct. 25, will be a big day for the Cowboy Church of Orange County. That’s the day this unique church is planning to have its “Big Roundup.”

First Baptist to host women’s brunch
The Women’s Ministry of First Baptist Church of Orange invite women of all ages to attend “Grounded...a Women’s Brunch” from 10 a.m.-12p.m., Saturday, Oct. 17. The brunch will be held at the church’s Family Life Center, located at 602 West Green Avenue.
Special guest speaker, Yvonne Burrage, from Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont, will speak to the group about women’s ministry in churches of today.
Dress is casual. Cost for this catered event is $5. For more information, contact the church office at info@fbco.org or 886-7461. You can also contact Myra Sanders at sanders@exp.net or 883-8764.