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Beside The Point A song from the musical “The Fantasticks” popped into my head last weekend as I was marveling at the ability actors have… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen Dalton Mathis is pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for… Login to continue reading Login…

Beside The Point Among the dozens — make that hundreds — of unsolicited emails I delete from my inbox every day are several that try… Login to continue reading Login…

Dalton Mathis is pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early.  “But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the… Login to continue reading Login…

Way backwhen, I agreed to serve as judge of pageants held annually in Fort Stockton and DeLeon. I — and another couple of judges — were to… Login to continue reading Login…

A few decades ago, my duties at a newspaper in another part of Texas allowed me the opportunity to gain a deep appreciation of the… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen Dalton Mathis is the pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “Now in the place where he was crucified there was a… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen Jesus’ triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem was not like most kings or rulers of His time… Jesus, rode in on a… Login to continue reading Login…

The Idle American They generally give us the benefit of the doubt even when we are dead wrong, wagging their tails while licking the hands… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen Dalton Mathis is pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who… Login to continue reading Login…