Category: Opinion

IN GOOD FAITH: When God Calls, Pt. 3

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church This week, we will continue talking about the call of God on Samuel’s life. We see that the prayerful life of his mother was the significant precursor to the call of God on his life.  She asked God for a son. If He answered her she vowed she …

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CONSIDER THIS: ‘Only in San Benito’

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If there’s one phrase I’m sick of hearing, it’s the oft-uttered cliché, “Only in San Benito.” Well, maybe not so much the phrase but its level of contempt is what has recently earned my scorn. Know that the source of my frustration stems not from the cynical, pseudo-intellectual types …

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THE DOWNLOAD: How carelessness alarmed a nation

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Eric Thomas Duncan, the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola (in the States, anyway) succumbed to the deadly virus this week. Leading up to his death, news of Duncan’s case gave way to concerns which mounted throughout the nation as anyone exhibiting symptoms that even …

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HEATHER HOPES: Peace in the Valley

By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS HeatherCathleenCox@gmail.com Lately, I have had so many trials and travails, so many expectations–both self-inflicted and the other kind–that I almost forgot who I am. I had to remind myself that I am not the sum of my wants, my past, my hopes or my future. I am …

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IN GOOD FAITH: When God Calls, Pt. 2

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church When God calls us, does He call us individually? Does He call us specifically? Does He call us for a specific purpose? Is there a timetable to the plan of God for my life? Do my life circumstances affect the plan, purpose and call of God on my …

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CONSIDER THIS: Old Habits Indeed Die Hard

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com When faced with potentially controversial matters, it’s incumbent upon public servants and elected officials to get in front of whatever scandal has them terrified. Otherwise, a veritable minefield awaits those who practice secrecy. Denials can so easily turn to lies, and lies lead only to public distrust, which spells …

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THE DOWNLOAD: Send us your scary stories for October

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com October is upon us, and that means it’s time to ring in the spooky. It’s the time of ghosts, zombies, witches and skeletons. It’s when mall food court goths obsess over Tim Burton movies that are older than they are — oh wait, they do that 365 days a year. …

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IN GOOD FAITH: When God Calls

By PASTOR MARK MOLINA Living Waters Church When God calls a person to do something for His kingdom, it does not always make sense to the natural mind. It is not always easy to immediately understand. Neither is it always easy to readily accept. “Now the LORD had said to Abram: ‘Get out of your …

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CONSIDER THIS: The Crimes that Affect Us

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I had an interesting conversation with a young girl on Friday. We were discussing what she liked to the read in the newspaper, what would prompt her friends to pick up a copy and what exactly discourages teenagers from reading what’s in the news. At age 17, Jennifer Garcia …

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THE DOWNLOAD: So, this SpaceX thing is pretty cool

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Late last week, my editor asked me to drive to Brownsville the following Monday to cover the SpaceX groundbreaking ceremony, and by asked, I mean told. This meant I had to be up extra-early in order to be at the Brownsville Events Center no later than 8:45 a.m. where …

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