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An Ennis woman who attended Jacksonville College, formerly Jacksonville Baptist College, is donating choir albums from rare 1960s performances to its library archives.

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.

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.

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.

Persisting to perform at the highest level, the award-winning Ennis High School Symphonic Bands competed at the April 5 UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest in Duncanville. Both of them have approximately 60-65 students on their team, and each brought back hardware for their top-rate efforts.

Christians around the world fill church pews on Easter Sunday to participate in one of the most holy and important celebrations of the liturgical year. Although every Sunday presents opportunities to share in the word of God, Easter Sunday is an especially significant date on the Christian calendar.