School Dedicated in Honor of Church Member
November 8th 2012 No comments yet
At 7:30 a.m. one morning, Joyce Comstock got a call. Preparing for bad news, she braced herself and answered the phone. “A friend of mine said, “˜Joyce, are you sitting down? There’s going to be a Joyce Comstock School.'”
“No one was ever more surprised,” Joyce said. “I’m very honored and very humbled.” After 21 years in education, eight years at Frisco High School, she would have an elementary school bearing her name.
However, Joyce had one request before accepting the honor. She …
What does it mean to be American: Freedom
July 3rd 2012 No comments yet
We asked pastor Les Fleetwood what it means to be American. Below is his compelling response:
In a word: Freedom.
236 years ago, on July 4, 1776, great men wrote and ratified the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson penned in sweeping terms this great sentence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are …
What does it mean to be American: She is worth it
July 2nd 2012 No comments yet
We asked Pastor Roy Williamson what it means to be American. Here is his powerful response:
It means I can unhesitatingly say, “My country is worth it.” The American people, flawed sinners joined together not by ethnicity or color, but by common hopes and dreams, are worth it. The land that encompasses America is worth it. The promises implicit in the American way of life is worth it. The freedom we enjoy to think, speak, love, and work is worth it.
What is “it?” …
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