The following editorial published on Sept. 20 in the Washington Post:

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

Editor, the Advocate:

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

Persistence

Editor, the Advocate:

Pete “The Pirate” Carolan died last week, and he represents Baby Boomers, the Vietnam veterans’ era. 

It wasn’t just another day at the Children’s Discovery Museum. It was more. Not a day but two weeks filled with new campers — and not just any campers, happy campers from VISD who may not otherwise have the opportunity or accommodations — those with severe and profound needs.

The following editorial published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Sept. 16:

Editor, the Advocate:

And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will …

The following editorial published in the Houston Chronicle on Sept. 16:

But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, …

Editor, the Advocate:

Editor, the Advocate:

The following editorial published on Sept. 10 in the New York Times:

Editor, the Advocate:

I’m in something of uncharted territory, because I find myself in agreement with a recent column authored by Christine Flowers and published in this paper.

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

Ever Widening Circles

The following editorial published in the Dallas Morning News on Sept. 18:

And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel;…

Last week, I shared that Commissioner Mike Morath was coming to Victoria ISD to visit some of our innovation campuses and I wanted to follow up this week with more detail. Unfortunately, we did not have the time to visit all VISD campuses where amazing things are happening every day. I consi…

The following editorial published on Sept. 11 in The Washington Post:

“No problem.”

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:

I expected the Irish schadendfruede.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is making a historic investment in the future of our rapidly growing state. During our August Texas Transportation Commission meeting, we approved TxDOT’s 10-year transportation program that includes more than $85 billion dedicated to improving …

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the …

In California, a historic heat wave has exposed yet again what big idiots the politicians in Sacramento are.

Sheep Without a Shepherd

Saving lives isn’t just for first responders.

Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

Editor, the Advocate:

Editor, the Advocate:

Editor, the Advocate:

Victoria Main Street has dubbed it “The Weekend of the Arts,” and for good reason.

The following editorial published in the Houston Chronicle on Sept. 8:

The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not…

When you grow up in a Southern church, you learn how things are done. And how they’re not done.

On the day following Labor Day, I was doing some gardening, which included pulling weeds and planting. Then, I sat down to catch my breath and I heard the sweet, soothing sounds of locusts. What a nice blessing.

I’ve been called a lot of things in my life, some of them endearing, most of them not.

If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which t…

Space for the Future

The following editorial published in the Dallas Morning News on Sept. 8:

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

Innovation is an interesting word. When asked to describe an innovation, most people say things like the iPhone (or iAnything really). The Blackberry was an innovation for its time.