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Finding our real life

Anyone who wants to save his life must lose it. Anyone who loses his or her life will find it. (Matthew 16:25) This passage from Matthew is a very strong statement from Jesus. It has probably been discussed, dismissed, misunderstood, and conveniently forgotten more than almost anything he said. It is just too counterintuitive.

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Safest campuses, SAGU tops list

According to a recently published study, the safest college campus is Texas is just 15 miles northwest of Ennis. Southwestern Assemblies of God University, located in Waxahachie, is the safest campus among Texas among colleges and universities. The private Christian university offers over 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online, has approximately 2,000 students.

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The two halves of life

It was Carl Jung who first popularized the phrase “the two halves of life” to describe the two major tangents and tasks of any human life. The first half of life is spent building our sense of identity, importance, and security— called the False Self or one might call it the Ego Self. Jung emphasizes the importance and value of a health ego structure. But inevitable you discover, often through failure, that your conscious self is not all of you, but only the acceptable you. You will find your real purpose and identity at a much deeper level rather than the positive image you present to the world.

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City hosts realtors, developers

Increasing residential developments since 2020 continues to attract more of the same, as well as other critical elements are contributing to the growth of Ennis. The healthy economy is drawing both realtors and developers to the city, and each were on hand Tuesday afternoon, March 28, for an Ennis Realtor & Economic Development meeting.

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Second half of life

Religion in the second half of life is finally not a moral matter, but it is much more a mystical matter. The great Paul calls the first part of life approach the Law. Today, perhaps it could be called the performance principle.

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Korey McCrady Speaks to NARFE

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly meeting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bubba’s BBQ in Ennis on Tues., March 14, 2023. The guest speaker was Korey McCrady, executive director of Helping Hands of Ennis.

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In balance with nature

In the beginning, there was earth, beautiful and wild. And then man came to dwell. At first, he lived like other animals, feeding himself on creatures and plants around him. And this was called in balance with nature.

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State of the Art Winners

Ennis Art Director Cheryl Kelly led four EISD students who are known for their creative skills in painting, design and crafts. All of them, juniors and seniors, won ribbons at the Ellis County Youth Expo on Hwy 287 in Waxahachie.