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Bible Trivia

Running 101 Running for Beginners

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Letter from the President & Publisher-In-Chief K AT Y Volume XI, Issue 4

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C&C Dental Provide Comforting Care and Bring Help, Resources to Special Needs Children and Families

12 Pastor Profile: Robert Burdett 16 Act of Life Educates Families, Young Women About the Life-Changing Effects of Adoption 21 Five Generations of Philanthropic Women 27 Estate Planning is More than Just “Death Planning” 30 Running 101: Running for Beginners 34 Zerwas Brings College to Katy 38 Dear Doctor: What is “Swimmer’s Ear” and How Can I Prevent It? 40 Leaders and Mentors 45 The Father 48 The Buzz About Katy 50 A Tribute to Phil Lineberger 58 Words from a Warrior’s Heart 65 Katy Christian Magazine’s 2015 Christian School Guide

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As our hot summer months come to a close, we experience many mixed feelings toward the upcoming “Back to School” season. I, for one, am nostalgic as I watch my children grow into amazing young adults with each passing year.

My two oldest are in college and my two youngest are in high school. It seems like it was only yesterday that I was holding my first son Gabriel’s tiny hand and walking him to his preschool class- he is now venturing out into the world as a junior in college. Even my youngest, Naomi, is starting high school this year.

As all parents know, children are the Lord’s greatest gift to us and it is our responsibility to value them and ensure that they grow up with a good head on their shoulders. Our kids grow up far too fast and in the twinkling of an eye, they’re gone. I once heard a saying- “live every day as though it’s your last, because one day it will be.” I say to you- cherish every second with your child as if it’s the last because one day that will be the case.

“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” - Psalm 127:3 Joseph R. Menslage President/Publisher Katy Christian Magazine joseph@houstonchristianmagazine.com

Letter From The Publisher I must ask you a question that I pray that you would humbly search your heart for. How would you describe your relationship with God? Would you agree that the most important relationship you will ever have in your life is with God? God is the creator, the beginning and the end, and the Alfa and the Omega. After all, he is the one who created all things great and small and nothing would exist unless God spoke it into existence.

The Lord wants us to know and understand where we are in our relationship with him. In knowing this, those that truly love the Lord will take this as wisdom found and make the necessary changes in your life to have a closer walk with the Lord. Please know and understand that no one’s relationship is perfect in this world, but you can get it right with the Lord. If you truly love someone you would not want to hurt them in anyway, right? Wouldn’t you do everything you can to build that relationship, to show the person you love them and would do anything to keep them happy? This should be the same way within your relationship with God. Understand that every relationship you will ever have, you will have to do your part by putting some effort into keeping the romance going. If you don’t, at some point it will become a routine or began to whither. This is not only true in our earthly relationships, but also true in our spiritual walk with God. This amazing God we serve is a forgiving and loving God, so remember there is nothing that you could have done that you could not sincerely ask with you heart for forgiveness and he wouldn’t give it. God wants a personal relationship with you. He is just a call away.

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Welcome, Laritza Garcia Katy and Fort Bend Christian Magazines would like to welcome the newest member of our staff- Laritza Garcia. Laritza is our young and energetic Senior Account Executive and she’s excited to help promote our mission to help spread the word of God! If you have any questions for Laritza, feel free to contact her at (832) 745-2936 or email her at Laritza@katychristianmagazine.com.

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Bible Trivia Test Your Knowledge By Answering the Trivia Questions Below The Early Church Barnabas

1.) To what tribe did Barnabas belong? a. Judah b. Dan c. Levi d. Benjamin 2.) What country was Barnabas from? a. Greece b. Cyprus c. Italy d. Turkey 3.) What does the name Barnabas mean? a. sent one b. friend of the faithful c. least among us e. Son of consolation 4.) What did Barnabas do when Saul tried to join the disciples? a. brought him to the apostles b. prayed for three days and three nights c. lept for joy d. cried over the fate of the Gentiles

5.) Barnabas is described as... a. a preacher unto the Gentiles b. one whose light goeth not out c. a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith d. a bringer of glad tidings 6.) How many people in Antioch turned to the Lord as a result of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas? a. a few b. a great number c. one person d. none would hear the truth 7.) What did Paul and Barnabas do as a result of their treatment in Pisidian Antioch? a. shook the dust from their feet and left b. prayed over that great city c. cursed the city, and went their way d. stayed and continued to preach 8.) Where did Paul and Barnabas go to after Pisidian? a. Jerusalem b. Macedonia c. Iconium d. Lystra 9.) At Lystra, what did the people call Paul and Barnabas? a. Moses and Elijah b. Jupiter and Mercurius c. Followers of John the Baptist d. Angels of Darkness 10.) When Paul suggested to Barnabas that they go back and see the people from their previous journey, who did Barnabas want to take with them? a. John Mark b. Luke the physician c. Simon Peter d. Timothy Answers and Scriptures for reference: 1. (c) Acts 4:36-37; 2. (b) Acts 4:36-37; 3. (e) Acts 4:36; 4. (a) Acts 9:26-27; 5. (c) Acts 11:24; 6. (b) Act:19-21,; 7. (a) Acts 13:50-51; 8. (c) Acts 13:51; 9. (b) Acts 14:12; 10. (a) Acts 15:37-38

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C&C Dental Provide Comforting Care and Bring Help, Resources to Special Needs Children and Families

By Jessa McClure

When most people think of the dentist’s office, images of sterile instruments, white walls, and the smell of disinfectant might come to mind. But, when you walk in the doors of the C&C Dental office in Sugar Land you will feel as though you have stepped inside someone’s home instead.

“Our reception area is like a living room,” said owner and dentist, Dr. Timothy Cashion, DDS. “We have a movie theater for the kids (and adults). And every treatment room has a massage chair, headphones and a TV. We want you comfortable.”

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“I was probably one of the worst patients because of that fear,” Cody said. “It wasn’t until I was in college and was treated by a wonderful dentist that I discovered that dental visits could be pain-free and even pleasant.”

The positive effect these visits had on her dental anxiety made Cody choose to go into dentistry herself. It was in dental school where Cody met her husband. He had chosen dentistry because he saw the power of its effects on his own self-confidence.

“I first considered dentistry in elementary school. I remember being teased for having spaces or gaps between my teeth.

I know what it is like to always be self-conscious about your smile,” Cashion said. “But through cosmetic bonding, I gained a fuller smile and the freedom to not have to cover my teeth every time I smiled.”

After the couple married in 1992, they bought an existing practice in Sugar Land and began creating a dental environment where they planned to say “yes” to every situation.

“We want to say yes to all of our patient’s needs,” Cody said. “For example, if someone says do you see kids, the elderly, special needs children and adults, we want to say yes. If they ask if we do root canals, braces, take out wisdom teeth, cosmetic dentistry or implants, we say yes. We want our office to be a one-stop shop.”

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Their daughter, Erin, needed braces due to severely overcrowded teeth. But many of the orthodontists they saw wanted to pull several of Erin’s teeth. Having that done herself as a young woman, Cody was determined not to let that happen to her daughter.

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After hundreds of hours of orthodontic training, Cody established her practice of non-extraction braces whenever possible. Now their daughter has a gorgeous smile and all of her teeth.

“The result was well worth the study and dedication,” she said.

Another passion the couple shares is for treating patients with special needs. Their son Neal was born with Down Syndrome in the 1990s.

“We know the difficulties parents can face getting dental treatment,” Cody said. “We have a thorough knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the special needs child.”

The couple has such a passion for children with special needs that they have even started the Changing Minds Foundation to further provide resources and help to other families.

“Our mission is to spread awareness that treatment is available for many of the problems and symptoms of Down Syndrome and to share the amazing difference these treatments can make in the lives of children and adults with DS,” Cody said.

The foundation has been a part of the community for 10 years and the doctors can see what a difference it has made in not only providing care, but connecting families with similar circumstances.

“When our son Neal was born, we only saw the negative in his condition,” Cashion said. “But looking back, there has been one reward after another. And through our foundation we have helped improve other children’s lives and developed meaningful friendships. We have truly seen God at work.”

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Pastor Profile: Robert Burdett

By Malisia Garcia

Pastor Robert Burdett, of Power House Church, shared his excitement as he celebrated 19 years of ministry in the Katy community.

Over the past 19 years, Power House Church has been reaching into the Katy community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ thru various ministries including Hitting the Streets (Feeding the Homeless), Love Lets Live (ProLife ministry), and various community outreach events throughout Katy.

According to Pastor Burdett, “the church built Jordan Ranch Retreat Center in Schulenburg Texas in 2006. Through the retreat center, Power House has been able to minister to over 20,000 people who have attended various events held at Jordan Ranch. Power House and Jordan Ranch have been able to touch our Veterans by partnering with the Wounded Warrior Project. In addition, we have touched over 100 Texas High School coaches and their spouses through a program called Helping Coaches Coach where we minister to the couple on marriage, finances and mentoring. Power House and Jordan Ranch also host an annual men’s event called Intense Men. This is the largest men’s campout in Texas held on the 88 acres at Jordan Ranch. Last year we had a record attendance of 1300 men

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that they do to help in the communities of Katy, I believe the name Power House Church fit them perfectly. This is the true meaning of ministry and a great example of showing a God kind of love.

Found God and Heard His Call

When asked Pastor Robert Burdett when did he accept of the Lord Jesus Christ in your heart as our lord and savior? He stated, ‘’In February of 1991, I accepted the Lord. I came out of a life of drugs and alcohol abuse as a teenager and young adult. God came into my life like a flood and rescued me from death both spiritual and physical. I have been a Power House member for over 15 years and have now been on staff for 4 years”. Pastor Robert Burdett first felt his call to preach the word of God about 6 years ago. At that time, he was working as a General Manager of a local manufacturing company making six-figures. Which made it a very difficult time struggling to understand how to leave that job and step out into the ministry by faith. Even though he had a hard time then with the decision his out look about that time in his life now is very different. He believes what he know now is that it was all a part of the process that God used to prepare him for stepping into the call.

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About 4 years ago, “I went on a mission trip to Peru. We were planting a church in the north so we were on the streets praying for people and preaching the Gospel open air. We all were in a house eating lunch when I met a Pastor from Peru whom I had never met.

He looked at me and said, “God told me to tell you to discern the timing of God and that the time is now”. I knew exactly what he was talking about. I flew home to Katy and spoke to my Pastor in order to confirm what I was hearing. Within 2 weeks I went into work and resigned my position and stepped into full time ministry. God has blown me away by providing for me in so many ways”. Throughout his 15 years at Power House, he feels he has learned how to be a Godly man, husband to Yolanda Burdett celebrating 24 years of marriage in August and a father to 3 beautiful daughters; Ashlynn 19, Alexis 10 and Amaris 6. Taken on the responsibility to first be the Pastor in his home, which has equipped him to be able to Pastor God’s people at Power House Church. He Says, “Senior Pastors GF and Rose Watkins have poured out their lives into my wife and I and have mentored us through life and the challenges that we all run into. I would not be pastoring today if it weren’t for Ps GF and Rose commitment to my family and I. I describe my relationship to Ps GF like Timothy’s relationship to Paul. Everyone needs a Paul in their life”.

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Act of Life Educates Families, Young Women About the Life-Changing Effects of Adoption

By Jessa McClure

Choosing adoption, whether it is to bring a child into your home or to give up a child so they may have a better life, can be a difficult decision. But, the adoption advocates at Act of Life are there to help educate potential adoptive families and women with unplanned pregnancies and assist them in making tough choices that will affect the future.

“We advocate adoption on behalf of the unborn child that is danger of being aborted and the children who are in foster care who are waiting to be adopted,” said Act of Life president, Yvonne Fotheringham. “We also go to pregnancy centers and educate the counselors about how to present adoption to young women who have unplanned pregnancies and are not able to parent the child.”

Fotheringham first became involved with the organization when she moved to America from Scotland in the early 2000s.

“I became very aware of the abortion issue when I moved to Texas,” she said. “I just felt that the Lord was really bringing it to my attention. I felt a burden for the unborn and the women who were choosing abortion.”

So, she sought out training to become a post-abortion counselor and began counseling young women.

“After several years, I felt like the Lord was saying, other side of this is adoption,” she said. “I went into adoption training at Act of Life and they asked me if I would be a volunteer for the organiza-

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Fotheringham split her time volunteering at Act of Life and at the pregnancy center in Katy.

With all of her experience and training, Act of Life asked if she would come onto the board. Today, she is the Chairman of the Board and the president of the ministry.

But even though Fotheringham has a lot of know-how, she knows who is really in charge of Act of Life.

“We are a Christ-centered organization. Jesus is the head of this ministry,” she said. “Our counseling is all Biblically-based. “

The organization offers post-abortion counseling, post-adoption classes for families and a support group for birth grandmothers of children who have been given up for adoption.

Fotheringham said the organization is committed to educating families and young people about adoption.

“It was found that 75 percent of Christian couples have considered adoption, but only five percent have actually moved forward and adopted,” she said. “A big reason was fear of the unknown and fear of the process.”

Act of Life educates couples about the process of adoption and the options that are available for international and domestic adoption.

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Fotheringham said although the adoption process is daunting at times, it can be a beautiful reminder of how our Heavenly Father has adopted us into his family.

“We as Christians are adopted into the family of God. We become his family when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior,” she said. “Physical adoption is an earthly example of that spiritual adoption and that unconditional love that God has for us as his adopted children.”

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Five Generations of Philanthropic Women Continue to Change Lives Through Faith and Service

By Jessa McClure

As a child, Angeline Labbé-Auzenne, who runs her own preschool and nonprofit organization, watched as her mother and grandmother gave everything they had to those in need, in service of their almighty Lord. It became not only a family tradition, but a family mission that Labbé-Auzenne hopes to pass to the next generation.

“I am coming up on 53 and I can absolutely remember my grandmother sitting in her rocking chair reading her Bible,” Labbé-Auzenne said. “This was a daily, natural occurrence in our lives.”

Not only did her grandmother, Odelia LaVergneDeCloutte, spend hours poring over the pages of the Word of God, but she also spent hours serving and worshipping at her church, making sure to always cover her head when entering the sanctuary.

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was the leader of the women’s group—in God’s house she showed humility. She taught us who you became when you walked into the sanctuary. You’re not much in relation to God.”

Lavergne-DeCloutte also taught her children and six granddaughters about giving what they had to help those around them.

She lived near the railroad tracks, and as homeless men and women would come into the town on the train, she would offer them hot meals right off of her front porch. This tradition was passed down to her daughter, Rosa DeCloutte- Labbé, who served hundreds of people through her screen door.

“My mother cooked very well, and people knew they could just stop by,” she said. “But, my dad said one day she was going to get

hurt. So, she locked the front door up tight and would just go out the back door. She thought that was the better way to do it.”

Labbé-Auzenne’s mother also bought blankets in bulk when they were on sale and wrapped them in Saran Wrap. She’d then take her oldest children downtown to the poorest parts of the city and hand out the blankets to the poor and homeless.

“We’d open up the windows just big enough to throw the blankets out,” she said. “Then the people would come get them. And if we’d saved our change, we’d throw the money out, too.”

But the Labbé family not only lifted the spirits of the homeless, they also brought joy to the elderly and those in the hospital.

“My mom sewed beautiful, purple-gray, taffeta dresses for us with aprons and headpieces. We’d put them on and visit elderly homes and do performances,” Labbé-Auzenne said. “Then when we turned 12, we became candy stripers and worked every summer helping in the hospital.”

While Labbé-Auzenne and her family racked up countless hours of volunteer work, they never thought of their time helping others as anything out-of-the-ordinary.

“It was just who we were,” she said. “We never called it anything.

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The organization focuses their fundraising efforts on programs and organizations who help children.

“The money we give goes where the pain is,” she said. “Some of

our donations have gone to abused children and art programs.”

But, Labbé-Auzenne didn’t stop there. She also started the Centerra Ranch Montessori School, where philanthropy was written into the curriculum.

“The children participate in one, sometimes two fundraisers a year,” she said. “They know what they’re raising money for. They take responsibility even though they’re three, four and five. They know what their totals are and that the school will match it.”

The Head of School has been so impressed with the children’s enthusiasm for helping others that she hopes other preschools in the area pick up on the idea and begin to include a philanthropic element to their curriculums.

“I hope other schools catch on to that idea because you can be brilliant and not be kind,” she said. “If you don’t deliberately teach children that there are children wanting for everything, then they won’t learn it.”

Labbé-Auzenne has used this principle in the raising of her own children, 30-year-old Sarah and 13-year-old Ethan. Her son, has already logged more than 550 volunteer hours since the age of seven.

“He works right alongside of me—every project, every gala,” she said. “It’s not presented to my son that it’s philanthropic. It’s just who we should be. We should be the same people that are family was in 1914. We’re no longer feeding people off of the porch, but our hearts and minds have stayed exactly the same.”

She hopes that future generations will take up the torch and continue the faith-based work that was started by her grandmother, who is still going strong at 101-years-old. Labbé-Auzenne and the other matriarchs of the family have already begun instilling these ideas into the youngest member of the family, seven-month-old Remmi Grace-- Labbé-Auzenne’s granddaughter.

“If we all funnel into her what we’ve learned, then there’s no doubt that she’s going to do something life-changing,” she said.

Even though Labbé-Auzenne has had great examples, she believes that anyone can use what they have to help others.

“Everybody has something to give, even it if it’s 30 minutes and one dollar,” she said. “Regular people can do amazing things.”

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In addressing both death and disability concerns, attorneys have a toolbox full of proven legal techniques to help your family reach all of your goals.

• A Will is the instrument which designates your wishes for payment of your debts, and passing of your property after your death. It can also be used to designate your burial wishes and name guardians to care or your minor children. A Will will dispose of all your property that is not contained in your Trust, if you have a Trust.

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• A Revocable Living Trust is an instrument which is used to avoid estate taxes and probate litigation, by defining the current and future ownership of your assets in the trust. The trust becomes owner of the property, although you may retain the power to buy, sell and trade, by naming yourself as initial trustee. The property in the trust passes, according to the terms of the trust, as in a contract for insurance, and does not need to go through probate court for possession of the property to be transferred after your death.

• Advance Directives allow you to express your wishes concerning continuing or discontinuing life-sustaining treatments such as feeding tubes and respirators, should you be diagnosed with a terminal condition from which you would die without such treatments.

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State Representative John Zerwas, M.D. worked tirelessly to bring higher education opportunities to students in the Katy area. His success will benefit the youth of our area for generations.

Recognizing the need of Katy area students for a high quality education and convenience he used his position in the leadership of the House of Representatives to make the dreams of our children a reality.

Named Chairman of the House Committee on Higher Education Zerwas, well respected by his colleagues in the House and Senate, wrote House Bill 100. This bill provides authority for the University of Houston to acquire land and build a campus in the Katy area. Great news for Katy students!

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With the construction of the University of Houston at Katy and the new building at the University of Houston campus at Sugar Land educational opportunities for students in Fort Bend County and west Houston improved dramatically. As our economy continues to move toward technology based jobs education becomes even more important. Dr. Zerwas’ leadership in this effort is remarkable in its vision. Recognizing that there is also a great need for skills education he also included funds in the bill for construction of a new campus for the Texas State Technical College in Rosenberg. TSTC has existed in Fort Bend County for over a decade in partnership with Wharton County Junior College at its well- attended Richmond campus. Overcrowding has hampered both institutions. The construction of the Rosenberg campus by TSTC will create room for expanded technical education and relieve overcrowding for classical education at WCJC in Richmond.

House bill 658, also written by Zerwas, created the mechanism for the TSTC campus for Fort Bend County. In order for this long time dream for many in our area to come true Zerwas wrote the bills to create the Fort Bend campus and House Bill 100 to finance construction.

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Addressing a more immediate need Dr. Zerwas wrote and passed House Bill 1992. A college education can be quite expensive.

Students who apply themselves can “place out” of classes by scoring high points on AP tests. If a student knows a subject well enough, the theory goes, to score well on an AP test why should he have to take, and pay for, that class? Some institutions of higher education, for reasons of their own, began requiring such unrealistically high scores that they effectively disallowed the practice.

With single class credits averaging $284 per credit hour, parents and students paid a high price for the decisions of these institutions.

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Leaders and Mentors

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However, a true leader does not stop at only enjoying the blessings they have achieved. Rather, a true leader looks at their surroundings and opens their heart to share with others the success they have achieved.

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leader, however, does not do that because it would be very damaging and humiliating for the recipient. The leader understands that the message that is hidden behind simply sharing his success and what will be received in the subconscious mind of the individual is that the individual is useless and unable to succeed on their own. To do so would reiterate the notion that the individual is unable to win in life and they must depend on the fact that others win so that they can also eat and pay their bills. In essence, that absent the help of a successful person they are unable to succeed on their own and as such are true losers. And the truth is that this notion of inadequacy absent a hand out from a person who is successful is a lie. The truth is that all men are created equal with all the potential and abilities needed to succeed in life inside of them. The Creator implanted in all individuals the gifts and talents that He knew they would need in order to be winners in life.

Herein lies the question, if all men are created with the equal abilities to win why are there winners and losers? The answer is simple, the winners sought and found the potential that was within

themselves, became empowered by serving others, and in doing so developed those skills and abilities that we all have to win, but lay dormant in most. The leader awoke the potential and abilities inside of them and put them to work for them and ultimately came to see their dreams realized.

Accordingly, the primary objective of a true leader should be instruction to those that seek them. A leader must instruct others on realizing the potential and abilities that are within them and how the individual can exercise them to achieve success.

Think about the people that have come into your life. Understand that God sent them to you and if they are still in the same condition five years later than when you met them and have not achieved your level of success and growth, they have wasted their time and deserve another opportunity to be instructed by a true leader. Accordingly, they must necessarily leave you and seek instruction elsewhere. Do not get mad when they do. While it is possible you have been to the best seminars and obtained the highest credentials and qualifications, you are not the appropriate leader for them.

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Put it in this perspective, Jesus the most noted and exemplary leader of all time only needed three years to establish a generation of winners.

Indeed, you will need to find a true leader to provide instruction in you so that you can in turn provide that instruction in others.

This notion requires much humility.

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The Father

By Iris Salmins I knew and worshipped the Father (Yehovah) before He revealed to me that his Son, Yeshua ( Jesus), was and is the Messiah.

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“teaching,” but the word “law” is frequently used. He says, “Worship Yehovah your God and serve only him.”

In John 4:22-23, Yeshua ( Jesus) says “You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.”

The Father, Yehovah and the Son Yeshua are two different personas.

In Mark 12: 28-29 “One of the Torah-teachers came up and heard them engaged in this discussion. Seeing that Yeshua answered them well, he asked him, “Which is the most important mitzvah

(commandment) of them all?” Yeshua answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel, Yehovah our God, Yehovah is one and you are to love Yehovah your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your understanding and with all your strength.’”

If you work for a small family business run by a father, the CEO and his son, the company president, you have a clear understanding of who, is “really” in charge and who has had “authority” given to him by a “higher power.” Yes, the father may love his son, but, he still is the one who built and established the business and still holds the final authoritative position. Yes, he gave him a name above all other names, except his own. That wasn’t specified anywhere, but it is certainly understood. If you are given two weeks of extra vacation or a large surprise bonus, you know who had the real authority to allow or disallow those things from coming your way.

Yeshua ( Jesus) said that no one could come to Yeshua unless Yehovah, the Father, the one who sent Yeshua ( Jesus) draws him/her.

So, unless Yehovah drew you to Yeshua, Yeshua wouldn’t have revealed himself to you.

At the beginning of this article, I wrote that I have a difficult time finding contemporary worship songs that direct worship to the Father. It really does make me feel very uncomfortable and I would love to grab the mike to let everyone know that yes, Yeshua, is to be worshiped and yes, he is the Messiah, but it is not he “alone” who is to be worshiped.

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Lorenzo Lerma (MoeLoe Enterprises) and Eloise Lucas (Legacy Ford) attended the Central Fort Bend Chamber’s Breakfast in the Bend networking event.

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A Tribute to Phil Lineberger October 26, 1945 – May 31, 2015 ”as seen through the eyes of a friend”

Dr. Arthur Phillip Lineberger, pastor of Sugar Land Baptist Church and former president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas died in Sugar Land on May 31, 2015 at the age of 69. Growing up in Texarkana Phil graduated from the University of Arkansas where he played football for the Razorbacks and later worked in the athletic department. He attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned his masters and doctorate degrees. Dr. Lineberger has served as a regent at both Baylor University and William Jewell College, and as a trustee at Dallas Baptist University.

In addition he served as a director of the Associated Baptist Press, now Baptist News Global. During his time in Dallas he served as Vice-President of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association.

Before arriving in Sugar Land, Dr. Lineberger served as pastor of First Baptist Church Tyler and Richardson Heights Baptist Church. Previous pastorates included Metropolitan Baptist Church in Wichita Kansas, Calvary Baptist Church of Huntsville, Arkansas, and associate pastor of Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth.

All totaled, Dr. Lineberger pastored churches for 48 years with the last 19 and 1/2 years in Sugar Land.

Dr. Lineberger is survived by his wife Brenda, three daughters Becky Groves, Amy Seay and Kathy Lineberger; their husbands and 10 grandchildren with another grandchild to be born soon.

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view of a call and he officially began his ministry here November 19, 1995. But my relationship with Phil went back a year and a half earlier. Serving on the pastor search committee to bring a pastor to the formerly Williams Trace Baptist Church we were looking for a pastor with decision making wisdom yet having the youthful energy to lead a young vibrant church in the middle of one of the fastest growing communities in America. After conducting a nationwide search, it did not take long for the cream to rise to the top. Phil stood heads above other great candidates and really offered much more than we could have ever anticipated. This is an exert of what I shared with our church dated October 15, 1995; “As we have journeyed in this process, the one thing I have realized is that sometimes we think little when God thinks big. God in His infinite wisdom knows the task ahead for us and has brought us the man he has singled out to lead us. As we have done our homework with all our background checks, the comments we continually hear are: Now how large is your church? Are you sure he is coming there? All across the denomination there is a state of wonder when our candidate’s name is mentioned about coming to WTBC……

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The first point he showed was excellence. Phil was all about excellence in every aspect of his life. As he took on the challenges of relocating our church from its former location, to the selling of

the property, to the buildings where we are currently located, he always stressed to us to give God our best whether it was creating a facility to equip us to do God’s work or giving our best in working to accomplish God’s mission for our church. Another area he stressed excellence was in our discipleship and Bible study.

Understanding he was a well learned Bible scholar, he demonstrated, understood and stressed the importance of Bible study in helping us to grow in spiritual maturity. I feel the excellence Phil demonstrated was a product of his strong work ethic learned as a child growing up and was a reflection of his persona until the end. Phil’s excellence carried over to the other four points of his star.

For the second point, I have always been amazed with Phil’s ability to connect with people in a way to not just know a name, but to invest in people’s lives to develop relationships. He was able to relate with all types of people from the popular well known to the shy introverted person. His love and concern for people I believe is what enabled this sticky faith to draw people to him enabling God to witness through him. I often spoke of Phil as a man for everyone; by that I mean there was not one ounce of arrogance in Phil or what I call a “holier than thou” attitude with him. Phil being a “normal” man was going through the same feelings and emotions we would experience and he was quick to relate and expose his life in a transparent way that we were able to understand we were not alone but Phil was walking with us in our faith journey whether it was in the good times

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or the bad. And, I might add Phil was this way for all, not just the selected few; and not just for members of our church. As you would expect the tip of the star devoted to relationships exemplified the people person Phil was.

The next area Phil excelled in was a genuine caring for everyone he touched. Phil was not just a thinker and an idea man, but he was a doer, a get your hands dirty type of a friend that would stand by your side along life’s troubling ways in an effort to lead, support, and care for everyone’s needs whether you were a church member or an acquaintance at Starbucks or Kroger’s. He always seemed to not just be there but actually cared and then did something about it. This too goes back to that sticky faith relationship he was demonstrating in the lives of everyone.

Along with caring, Phil was giving. He gave so much of his life, time, and money for others, no one will ever know. Whether it was in our church, our community, our state, our nation, or across the world Phil had a heart for missions. I truly believe he was taught this by the way so many reached out to him as he grew up in the projects surrounded by poverty. I feel this was the reason Phil did not mind giving of his money or material possessions to better the lives of those not so fortunate. Under his leadership, our church has given to so many missions locally and around the world. And in giving not just our money, Phil has taught us the importance of going, doing, and sharing in the name of Jesus.

That last point on Phil’s star connects it all together. This was his fun loving, prank pulling humor that could break the ice or tension in any room or situation. It was contagious because he truly loved people and he loved to laugh with them and yes sometimes at their own expense but it was all in a no harm fun way. I could go on

for hours about his fun loving personality and the stunts he played on others, but those stories are for another time. I, as you, have been around or known many other charismatic people who were engaging and could draw a crowd around them; but what sets Phil apart from the other magnet people as I call them were the crowds Phil drew around him were always on the same level with Phil and were never below him. He saw himself as everyone’s equal.

Phil, and not just to me; but to everyone else was a real person whose star illuminated many lives. I was not on earth during Jesus’ time, but if I wanted to see what we are called to do in following Jesus’ lead for our witness, I did not have to look far by the way Phil went about his life: (1) his model of excellence in everything he took on; (2) his ability to connect and develop those sticky faith generating relationships with all peoples in all levels of life; (3) the way he cared; (4) how he was always giving to people; and (5) the way he made life fun and exciting.

As Christians, we have a relationship with Jesus. What is not fun and exciting about that? Yes our roads will experience bumps, turns, and detours just like I have experienced this week with the loss of a dear friend. But what Phil has shown me and I have learned from his life is that our true joy is found in our commitment to Jesus Christ. He is our healer, our comforter, our supporter and most importantly, our savior. Even though Phil’s star has gone out on earth, he still shines brightly through all the lives he has touched along the way. For you see that is God’s plan for using Phil’s life; it is through the impact he has had on our lives. Phil, my dear friend you will be missed but never forgotten.

Your brother in Christ, Dennis

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Words from a Warrior’s Heart

By Dr. Stella Immanuel

Saints how long will we watch while the world system takes over and pushes us into the closet. Every fiber of Christianity is under attack in this nation. The onslaught on the church is tremendous and people are beginning to feel there is no hope.

Many of us are under siege with one battle after another in our homes, families, businesses, health etc.

We are fighting personal battles while ignoring the greater battle for our nation. When there is evil in the land it affects everybody.

Just as we Christians are priest unto the Lord there also have the devils priesthood who are the people of the world or unbelievers.

They seem to be very busy in promoting their agenda and terrorizing anyone who dares to disagree.

The truth is that, the church is to blame for the moral decline in our nation because we failed to watch the spiritual gates. For years we have dance to the tune of ‘catch your breakthrough, your purpose, you next level’. We have ignore the great commission in Mathew.

Where were we when they took prayer out of school or Ten Commandments out of the court system? And even now as gay marriage has been legalized nationwide?

This has not been a random accident. The devil and his priest-

hood have carefully planned the current state while the church chased their breakthrough. This deception has crept up unobserved on so many people. It can best be demonstrated through the wellknown analogy of the frog in the pot of water. If you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, it is smart enough to know that it is in terrible danger and will immediately jump out to safety. But if you turn up the heat very slowly, it doesn’t notice the changes that are taking place and will slowly cook to death. Many people today are slowly cooking to death and don’t seem to realize how far they have come from where they once were.

The Lord has sent warning after warning to His church in America but we ignored those prophets. We called them names, doomsday prophets, haters etc.

I ran across an article online that blew my mind. I’m going to summarize it here. I encourage you to go read the full article The 10-Point Plan by Alice Bailey, an occultist who died 65 years ago.

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2. Reduce Parental Authority Over Children Break communication between parent and child so that parents do not pass on their Christian traditions to their children. a) Promote excessive child rights; b) Abolish corporal punishment contrary to Proverbs 23: 13-14) c) Get teachers to be the agents of implementation 3. Destory the Judeo-Christian Family Structure If you break the family, you break the nation. (How?) a) Promote sexual promiscuity – free young people to the concept of premarital sex, let them have free sex, lift it so high that the joy of enjoying it (sex) is the highest joy in life contrary (Ephesians 5: 3-5) b) Use advertising industry, media – T.V. magazines, film industry to promote it.

4. If Sex is Free, Then Make Abortion Legal and Make It Easy Build clinics for abortion – Health clinics in schools. If people are going to enjoy sex, they need to be free of unnecessary fears, of unwanted pregnancies.

5. Make Divorce Easy and Legal, Free People from the Concept of Marriage for Life 6. Make Homosexuality an Alternative Lfiestyle, Which is an abomination before the eyes of God. (Leviticus 18:22). (Leviticus 20:13) 7. Debase Art? Promote new forms of art which will corrupt and defile the imagination of people because art is the language of the spirit.

8. Use Media to Promote and Change Mindset The greatest channel you need to use to change human attitude is media.

If we are going to see a change it will come from, deep repentance, deep humility and deep brokenness.

That is what 2nd Chronicles 7:14 is talking about.

The same God that brought revival in Israel in the days of Ahab and Josiah. The same God that brought us out of Egypt is able.

It is only the church that can turn the tidal wave of evil by seeking God.

Saints we should not give up, we should allow God to interrupt our lives and fight for this nation.

We can put our own 10 point plan to disciple America back to God. That’s our commission in Mathew 28:18-20

What system will you develop to repair these damages and spread the gospel massively?

Saints let’s arise and put aside our differences and pray for America.

We owe it to our children, we owe it to the world?

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9. Create an Interfaith Movement Promote other faiths to be at par with Christianity, and break this thing about Christianity as being the only way to heaven, by that Christianity will be pulled down and other faiths promoted. Also promote the importance of man in determining his own future and destiny – HUMANISM.

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The church must change its doctrine and accommodate the people by accepting these things and put them into its structures and systems.

Have they succeeded?

Today you wonder why our governments are legislating laws contrary to the Bible and why the church is compromising the Word of God. It is a process of implementing The Plan. We are bullying the rest of the world to accept lawlessness.

I have a heart for revival for years but as I read this I got very discourage. The Holy Spirit started reminding me of other times in history when it’s been worse and people started repenting and praying and God showed up.

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Katy Christian Magazine’s 2015 Christian School Guide Aristoi Academy

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Aristoi Classical Academy is a public K-9th grade charter school offering a classical education to its students. Aristoi means striving for the best, among the best, of noble character, and a right nature. Aristoi’s mission is to provide students with an academically challenging Classical Liberal Arts education that encourages them to develop a passion for learning and that gives them the means to become responsible citizens of virtuous character.

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The Centerra Ranch Montessori School (CRMS) creates a respectful and motivational environment where students mature into confident learners, entrepreneurs, and future philanthropists. The CRMS places great value on each student’s individuality and personal development. With experienced and nurturing staff and a stimulating curriculum, we take great pride in “Nurturing Divergent Thinking, Fostering Creativity, and Embracing Diversity.” Please feel free to contact us with any questions, thank you for considering the Centerra Ranch Montessori School!

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At Connolly Dance Arts, it is important that your child become both a good person and a great dancer. We strive to create a “home-away-fromhome” atmosphere for your child by providing energetic dance instruction with positive feedback and emphasis on self-expression. We pride ourselves in selecting age appropriate music, costumes and choreography.

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We offer classes from ages 2 to adult. Our schedule is comprised of a variety of styles such as ballet, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, lyrical, modern, pointe, preschool, combo classes and tap. We also have an award winning Competition Company who competes around the Houston and area and beyond!

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Logos Preparatory Academy (Logos Prep) is celebrating its 10th year as a thriving K-12 University Model School in the heart of Sugar Land. The school has grown from 225 students to over 600 students and is proud to announce the addition of a Katy community school located on Highway 99 in Katy. Logos Prep offers sports for 7th – 12th graders including 6-man football, cheer, volleyball, basketball, soccer, cross country, swimming, golf, track and field, and tennis. In addition, Logos Prep offers many clubs and activities including chess, robotics, Trail Life, American Heritage Girls, leadership groups, service groups, global trips, and National Honor Society. For more information, contact info@logosprep. org or check out our website.

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Memorial Lutheran Classical School, located in the Galleria area, has been educating Houston-area families for 35 years. Building a strong foundation with a love of learning is our main purpose. Memorial Lutheran School offers a challenging and rewarding curriculum at all grade levels, with programs for Infants through 8th grade. Extended childcare for all age and grade levels is offered. Interactive white boards, a computer lab, and iPads are part of the technology program for Pre-K through 8th grade.

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The Briarwood School 12207 Whittington Drive Houston, TX 77077 (281) 493-1070 www.briarwoodschool.org

As you prepare for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year, consider enrolling your child in The Briarwood School. The Briarwood School is proud to “enable and empower students with diagnosed

learning differences or developmental disorders to reach their maximum potential academically, socially, physically and emotionally through individualized, diagnostic-prescriptive instruction in a structured and supportive academic environment.” Our learning environment fosters in our students crucial academic skills, motivation, and high self-esteem. By identifying each child’s learning type, The Briarwood School teaches to strengths and remediates weaknesses, providing students with a unique and entirely personal school experience.

Trinity Lutheran School Downtown 800 Houston Ave. Houston, TX 77007 (713) 224-0684 www.trinitydt.org

The Trinity Lutheran School is a private Christian academy offering multitudes of learning opportunities from Infants- 8th grade. As an educational ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church, TLS offers a loving and faith based curriculum- however, enrollment is open to students of all faiths, nationalities, and ethnic origins. Trinity’s fundamental purpose is to lead children to Christ, their savior. TLS’s mission statement is to “teach not only the reality of God’s Law and the saving message of His Grace through Jesus Christ, but also how to incorporate these lessons into their everyday living.” With our highly trained staff, TLS is dedicated solely to academic excellence and instilling in students strong personal character,

high self-esteem, leadership, self-discipline, respect for others, community service, and appreciation for the blessings of God. Our curriculum is comprised of reading, mathematics, religion, science, social studies, history, geography, language, physical education, and the arts. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

Westlake Preparatory Lutheran Academy 23300 Bellaire Blvd Richmond, TX 77406 (281) 341-9910 www.westlakeprep.org

Westlake Preparatory Lutheran Academy (WPLA) is a private Christian school that places emphasis on individual development in person and in relationship with God. Our teachers pride themselves in not only their exceptional training, but also in belief that teaching is more than a job- it’s a calling.

We believe that every child is a gift from God and He has entrusted us in providing them with a faithbased and academically stimulating education. Our vision reads as follows: “Children are Educated for Today (Academic Excellence). Children are Educated for Tomorrow (Learn to Read to Read to Learn).

Children are Educated for Eternity (able to connect Sunday to Monday).There is “Education with a Difference.” Thank you for considering Westlake Preparatory Lutheran Academy this upcoming school year!

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