Opinion

Body GUEST COLUMNIST Here’s an unpleasant holiday statistic: Average Americans are giving significantly less to their favorite charities this year than they did just four or five years ago. Average Americans have long been among the most generous people on Earth.

Body CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Ahalf-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Body I was kinda down recently due to some work projects that I did not think we would get finished until after the first of the year. But praise the Lord due to some others also working on the projects we were able to finish early.

Body Is it acceptable to question God? It may depend on what your question is. Before the angel brought his amazing announcement to Mary, another character was giving similarly surprising news. The priest Zachariah was told by Gabriel that his barren wife would give birth to a son.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I’d like to raise corn in my garden next year – both for eating at the table and Indian corn for decorating. Do you have any tips? A few.

Body Recent victories in the Texas House of Representatives underscore the noticeable impact of grassroots advocacy efforts in thwarting detrimental changes to the educational system.

Body The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could decide whether medical exceptions to the state’s abortion ban are written clearly enough to protect pregnant women who face serious health risks, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Body The WWII Mark XIV torpedo was the US submarine’s main fleet torpedo and thousands were produced. It was designed in the 1930’s and wasn”t until many misses that the reliability was questioned. It looked good but in combat it failed many times.

Body We are in the season of Advent— the season when we remember the coming of Christ. In this column for the month of December, we will be reflecting on different aspects of Mary who played a prominent role in the Christmas Story.