Jan. 26 Paul Meyenberg First Methodist Holliday Feb.

The book of Psalms is the Christian’s best friend. There are so many helpful and encouraging psalms that are practical in nature. As a pastor, I found Psalm 127:1 very convicting. It says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” I’m sure that all pastors desire for the church to grow spiritually but this Psalm shows us that if we are the ones building the house then we will labor in vain. So often we come in with 10 ways to grow the church body but really we are helpless without God working in our churches. Even if you are layperson, I’m sure you desire for the church to grow. I know that you desire to see more people place their trust in the name of Jesus Christ for their salvation. I know that you desire to see families restored, marriages saved, addictions broken, and missionaries sent out through the power of the Gospel. But there is no person that can do this outside of the person of Jesus. If we are the ones building the house then we will labor in vain. We have to have a deep dependence on God to grow our churches and to bring the lost to a saving faith. This doesn’t mean that we do nothing! We live our lives in obedience to the commands that we have but we also trust that the main ingredient to a successful church is deep reliance on the Lord. How do we rely on the Lord? Let me give you two ways: 1. Focus On Your Prayer Life Prayer is the billboard that we hold up to God proclaiming that we need him. It is a reflection of utter dependence on him. Grow your prayer life this season. That might mean praying in a new way. I find that praying through Scripture can be very helpful in praying for things and people we might not have thought about. It could be finding a place in your house that becomes your prayer corner. The people of God must find themselves in prayer more if we desire God to move in our lives or in our churches.

Boys Fri., Jan. 13 Holliday 50, City View 41 Holliday held City View to its lowest-scoring output since the season opener as the Eagles handed the Mustangs their first district loss in the last two seasons behind a stellar defensive effort from the Red and White.

Holliday senior Katy Piper has been instrumental in the Lady Eagles’ recent basketball resurgence. From starting as a freshman to leading Holliday to its first postseason win in over two decades to this year’s team that could go down as the greatest of alltime, Piper has seen just about everything on the basketball court.

Honors continue to roll in for the state champion Windthorst Trojanettes with the release of the 2022 Texas Sports Writer’s Association all-state squad as five individuals received the distinction. Junior standout Rylee Wolf became the newest Trojanette to earn Player of the Year honors, the first for Windthorst sent Breann Schreiber took home the honor in 2015.

Our sincere heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all the Archer Co. Fire Depts, Law Enforcement and E.M.T.’s who battled the blaze of our home, and to all who helped in any way or came by to offer help. I will never forget all the care and love shown by so many. But most importantly, thanks to God that no one was injured. God bless you all.

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Don’t Fence Me In Local ranch managers notified local Polk County Game Wardens that an individual, well known in the area for stirring up trouble, trespassed on their property multiple times in the past few months.

Lawson Kisner, a member of the Holliday High School Band will perform with the Texas All-State Concert Band in San Antonio, Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.