Opinion

“Change? I’m all for it as long everything stays the same.” — Yep, I’ve probably been accused of saying that. Looking out the exam room window at the dentist’s office last week, I started to think.

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Dear Editor, We have all heard it many We have all heard it many times that the Wright brothers invention of the airplane led to human kind being able to put a man on the moon. However, the Wright brothers invented airplane science.

“You leave the Pennsylvania Station ‘bout a quarter to four, Read a magazine, and then you’re in Baltimore. Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer, Than to have your ham an’ eggs in Carolina.” — Song lyrics from “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” by Glenn Miller The silent passing of another small piece of Americana went mostly unnoticed some years ago.

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“’Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane, Don’t know when I’ll be back again.” — Song lyrics by John Denver (1943-1997) American singer-songwriter. Part of my love for old sayings came from listening to my grandfather when I was a kid.

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency to ensure school facilities are made safer in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

I recently stumbled via Google and uncertain search terms upon a 2012 article in the Austin American- Statesman reporting on a sermon by the Rev. John Elford of University United Methodist Church in Austin.

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This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley.

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This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press.

Rescue. Rest. God has, does, and will save people who are His and renew them. The spring feast of Passover celebrates God’s power to do just that, beginning with rescuing His people from Egypt nearly 3,500 years ago. Unleavened Bread and Pentecost, also in the springtime, remind us to be set apart for God’s purpose: partnership with Him in returning creation to the perfection it once enjoyed before we messed everything up. If we do this, we too will find rescue and rest at the end of this world to which the fall feasts of God look forward.

This is Jason Hennington’s annual message to graduates. Consider this a commencement speech.