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In my job, I have had the privilege to meet many wonderful Christians. Unfortu-nately, I have noticed that many of them are extremely concerned about the down-hill direction our nation, and overall, the world has gone. We seem to be living in an era where our entire sense of morality has reversed- an era in which what is evil is called good, and what is good is called evil.

While watching our world degrade, I myself often get devoured by the hopelessness of it all. This pessimistic mindset traps many Christians, who fall into the misconception that all is lost. However, the Word of God reminds us that we were born for such a time like this. God is not taken by surprise by today’s transpiring events. He is not devising a strategy with his archangels planning His next move- instead, He is in total and complete control. Whether or not our nation will be saved and in doing so, remain a world leader, is not for us to decide. All we can do is remain faithful and complete the tasks the Lord sets before us. Be vigilant and pray without ceasing. But know this; God will fulfill His will whether or not we remain faithful. Who say, “Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come to pass, that we may know it!” Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.” Isaiah 5:19-21

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7 Bible Trivia

9 Mission Bend Christian Academy Receives Sizable Donation from Local Motorcycle Group

12 ‘From the Inside Out’

20 Jewish Roots

22 The National Day of Prayer Ignites Fire on the Altar

24 Pastor Profile

28 Dear Doctor

30 “One Size Fit All”

35 The Little Boy Movie

36 As I See It

41 Local Christian School Highlights

42 The Buzz About Fort Bend

44 Fort Bend Christian Magazine’s 2015 Christian Camp Guide

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_____ 1. Egyptians A. North of Palestine_____ 2. Syrians B. Between Tigris and Euphrates River_____ 3. Babylonians C. Used Palestine as a buffer_____ 4. Assyrians D. At mouth of Tigris and Euphrates

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Answers: (1) 1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A; (2). 1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B; (3) 1-E, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B, 5-C; (4). 1-C, 2-A, 3-F, 4-B, 5-G, 6-D, 7-M, 8-E, 9-L, 10-H, 11-K, 12-I, 13-J

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gifts that every family brings to the school.” The Head of School said creating a sense of belonging for those in every socio-economic situation is as important to MBCA as math and reading. “We usually have around 100 students enrolled at one time,” Craft said. “We’re not huge, but we’re growing. We feel very much like family here. That’s the word that we hear from all of our parents and people that come in. They tell us how comfortable it feels here and how much they feel like they’re part of a family.”


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It was on this January 2011 trip to what was once called “Amer-ica’s Bloodiest Prison” that Norwood and the members of the foun-dation realized that this old title was no longer true. The penitentiary was now one of the safest prisons in the country. But what caused this drastic change? What caused these violent criminals to put away their fists and learn to be peaceful?

The Inspiration The answer came from Senior Warden Burl Cain who had been overseeing the nearly 6,000 inmates for 15 years. “It was the Seminary Bible College,” he told Norwood and his colleagues. “We started the school during my very first year here. And from the very first year we began the school, our violence rate began to drop. Now, fifteen years later, the violence rate is down over 70 percent.” When Cain became the warden he realized that the “lifers”—those with life sentences or extremely long sentences, were living a hopeless existence. So, he built a relationship with the local New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and eventually helped to put a seminary right inside the maximum security prison for inmates to take classes. Cain said the graduates of the college had helped him in reduc-ing violence and stopping fights before security had to get involved. They have taught classes and preached sermons. More than 25 churches have sprung up inside the prison at Angola and one of the churches is even a member of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastored by a “lifer,” who is a graduate of the Angola Seminary. “We discovered for ourselves the first we had ever seen of funda-mental prison reform in ‘real time,’” Norwood said. “A prison’s entire

culture had changed, and done so from the inside out. The rule book had changed at Angola, because the men who lived there changed. When the inmates changed, the security staff changed. As the se-curity staff changed, the Warden’s rule book began to change. In my opinion, when the penal rule book changes, you have penal reform. That’s what prison systems have been seeking for hundreds of years.”

The Beginning of the Movement The Heart of Texas Foundation members came back to Texas with a renewed passion for replicating the same idea in Texas prisons. Norwood was especially affected by what he saw in Angola. The Angola Senior Warden, Burl Cain, told Norwood that he would help Norwood start a seminary in a Texas prison. Norwood took him at his word. And they became friends with a common vision.” “I had already been called by the Lord to go into prisons, but it was the Angola trip that totally transformed me with a new vision,” he said. Norwood and his team began a partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and was allowed to focus on the Darrington Prison Unit because of its proximity to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s J. Dalton Harvard School for Theo-logical Studies in Houston. “I called the president’s office without ever having met him and asked for an appointment,” Norwood said. “I went up there and spoke with him and asked him to join us in this work. He didn’t hesitate in saying yes. He already knew about the Angola miracle and the fact that their seminary had made a transformation.” With the backing of the president, Governor Rick Perry, Sen-ator John Whitmire, former Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, The Texas

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Not only have lawmakers sat up and taken notice of what’s happening in Louisiana and at Darrington, but other prison systems in other states have also begun to realize the profound effect these seminaries have on the inmates and the penitentiaries as a whole. The movement has already begun to spread to Florida, West Virginia, Mississippi and Georgia, Norwood said. And little by little others are calling to see how they too can launch their own prison seminary. “Our vision is to help all of the states in the United States have just one seminary within one penitentiary that will be sending gradu-ates out to other prisons in the state,” he said. “They just need one engine to be creating these equipped men.” The Heart of Texas Foundation, through the kind support of its donors and contributors, works hard to fund all of the school’s expenses. For the school to be constitutional, all funding comes from private sources. The seminary is offered on a voluntary basis to all male inmates who qualify, and accepts qualified applicants from all faiths, religions and denominations. Because the school has reached its desired capacity of nearly 200 full time students in the four col-lege levels, the Heart of Texas Foundation is now working to secure a larger building for the school, and hoping to remodel an old gym-nasium on the prison’s campus into a state-of-the-art facility with classrooms, libraries and a fellowship hall. “As long as the precious believers in Texas will continue to help us keep the bills paid, we will watch Texas lead the way in American prison systems with something that other states will see that they have to have. They are already noticing and asking, ‘how do we do this?’”


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Calvary Episcopal Prep science fair winners. (left to right) Gavin Blumenthal, Jr James, Zak Shogren, Charlie Laferre, Jackson Mullen, Irene Farris, Kenzi Patton, Lulu Palmer, Elizabeth Cook 2nd row: Jake Shelton, Aidan Stimatz, Charlie McDonald, Sasha Golovine, Emily Mandery, Kristine Ribbeck, Dylan Villarreal, Suzie Cook, Grace Stewart, back row: Ethan Schier, DJ Trueheart, Garrett Curry, Delaney Harris, William Dobbs, Grayson Wills, Carmen Gas, Leo Wall, Mandy Richardson, Ryanne Dobbs, Isabel Beale.

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Fire It Up Pottery & Art Studio13817 Southwest Fwy (Hwy 59 @ Sugar Creek Blvd.)Sugarland, TX 77478 (713) 234-7789www.fireitup-pottery.com

Summer camps at Fire It Up run Mon-day-Friday from 10am-1pm (unless otherwise noted) for children 8-14. Every week campers will get a chance to try out several different art mediums including pottery painting, glass fusing, hand-building with clay, potter’s wheel and jewelry making! Who says you can’t try it all? Each week projects will include different masterpieces so sign up for as many weeks as you’d like! Campers will learn the history of the ancient art of clay and several different techniques of

hand-building. Then they get a chance to de-velop their wheel throwing skills on the potter’s wheel! Pottery painting will include interesting figurines as well as creative and functional piec-es. Glass fusing is a popular art medium that explores designing interesting one-of-a-kind art projects and jewelry using colorful pieces of glass! Seats are limited so reserve you spot today! “There is no such thing as perfection in art. There is only the continued pursuit of passion.”Pics for fire it up have been emailed seperatly

Fun, Fair, Positive SoccerFort Bend League(800) 828-PLAYwww.ffps.org

The ‘UK Classic Camp’ program is a truly rewarding and fun experience for players who would love to play soccer. The ‘Classic’ camp curriculum is designed for players of all ages and sessions enable skill learning, focusing on all aspects of individual technical and tactical development.

About the Camps U.K. International provides the most unique soccer experience and fun for any kid who loves soccer! All the Coaches are from

the United Kingdom (UK), which gives the program a unique experience. Each coach is certified, screened, and background checked to ensure a safe environment for the kids. There is a limited camper to coach ratio to ensure maximum attention to each camper. UK International offers the following ses-sions:Mini-Camp:• 4 and 5 year olds• 1 1/2 hour sessions (if available in your area).Half-Day Camp:• 6 to 16 year olds• 3 hour sessionsFull-Day Camp:• 6 to 16 year olds• Two (2) - 3 hour sessions (*)(*) The Full Day Camp is (2) Half-Day camps (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Note: Both Half-Day sessions should be chosen within the same week.

Infinity Music And Dance104 Industrial Blvd. #106Sugarland, TX 77478(281) [email protected]

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Keep your child’s mind active during the summer. Studies have shown, over and over again, how music lessons contribute to intelli-gence. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glen took music lessons. Before that, there was Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Charles Dickens. Have you heard of the Mozart Effect? A study demonstrated that music has the effect of improving test scores, cutting learning time, reducing errors, im-proving creativity and clarity, healing the body faster, integrating both sides of the brain for more efficient learning, and raising IQ scores 9 points. In 1996, the College Entrance Exam Board Service conducted a study on all students taking their SAT exams. Students who sang or played a musical instrument scored 51 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and an average of 39 points higher on math. It’s quite clear – music makes you smarter! We offer a healthy balance of light and more intense study which is an excellent opportunity for your child to explore some of the multiple elements of music - rhythm, pitch, dynamics, timbre, texture and, of course, melody. Music is education and education lasts a lifetime and can never be taken away. Our friendly teachers will enhance the learning experience with fun activities. Contact us for a brochure about our summer camp for 6-11 year olds.

Heritage Baptist Church2223 FM 1092 RoadMissouri City, TX 77459(281) 403-4994www.hbctx.og

Summer time at Heritage Baptist Church is exciting! We have three big events that you will not want to miss. Our first stop is Kids’ Camp, June 22-25 for children who have completed grades 3-6 (cost $120). Every game, craft, and lesson is specif-ically geared to elementary-aged children, so come enjoy learning about Jesus at Pine Springs Baptist Camp, just outside of Nacogdoches. The next stop is Vacation Bible School taking place July 13-17, which is free and open to chil-dren who have completed kindergarten to fifth grade. This year we will be discovering Jesus by

exploring science through our theme Son Spark Labs. The week will be full of crafts, games, snacks, puppet shows, and so much more.Our last stop is Teen Camp in Bogg Springs, AR on July 19-24 (cost $120). When you combine laser tag, zip lining, strobe light dodgeball, and late night comedians, you know you have a camp where teens will have a blast while still disconnecting from the everyday and fully connecting with Christ in a new and meaningful way. For more information on any or all these events, please contact us at 281-403-4994 or [email protected].

Learning Rx Of Sugarland14015 Southwest Freeway #10Sugarland, TX 77478(281) 302-4088www.learningrx.com/sugarland

LearningRx of Sugar Land is offering Brain Training Camp for school age kids from 5-15; Accelerated Brain Bootcamp programs also available for college age kids. Engage the brain in ways that will stimulate brain growth. Increase your child’s IQ by 15 points, im-prove their ATTENTION span, increase their MEMORY capacity, improve their READING and COMPREHENSION abilities by bringing them to Brain Training Camp. We will work one on with each student to deliver our cogni-tive brain exercises. Send them back to school with a faster more efficient brain. Call today for Early Registration Specials through 4/30/2015. 281-302-4088. www.learningrx.com/sugar-land

Logos Prep Academy13303 Southwest FwySugar Land, TX 77478(281) 565-6467www.logosprep.org This summer, Logos Prep in Sugar Land will partner with Wheatstone Ministries to offer an opportunity for students 15 years or older to earn dual credit by attending The Academy’s summer conference. This one-week program will earn students 3 units of college credit through HBU and .5 elective credits at Logos Prep. Students will experience over 67 hours of quality instruction, attend concerts, visit two art institutes, and engage in deep, meaningful discussions.

Pirates Bay Waterpark2407 Market StreetBaytown, TX 77521(281)4 22-1150www.baytown.org/piratesbay

Pirates Bay, located in Baytown, Texas, features attractions for everyone! From zero beach entries, a large active and colorful Pirate themed water play center complete with a large dumping bucket, a 671 foot long lazy river, large slide towers, the Flowrider surfing machine, and a wave pool that brings tons of enjoyment for all the family!! The park also features a climbing wall, crossing challenge, and a small rectangular pool for lap swimming and programs such as swim lessons, and water volleyball. Two concession stands offer a variety of meals and snacks that can be enjoyed in inviting covered picnic areas. Pirates Bay is a popular location for parties, family reunions and company outings. We also offer an air-con-ditioned meeting room (available year-round), party tents, and large pavilions available for rent for your birthday parties or family get-togeth-ers. Pirates Bay provides FREE tubes, FREE parking and coolers are welcome (just no glass bottles or alcoholic beverages please). Come JUMP IN to Pirates Bay! Special events and activities include: bonus hours, dive-in movies, toddler hours, and swimming or surfing lessons. Beat this summers’ heat, See you soon!!!

The PARC402 EldridgeSugarland, TX 77478(281) 634-8926 After School Care(281) 634-8925 Sports and Recreationwww.theparc.org

The PARC offers an outstanding Summer Day Camp. Camp Yahweh has been serving the communities of Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosen-berg, Stafford, Missouri City and Houston for over 12 years. The first day of camp is on June 8, 2015 and ends on August 21, 2015. Hours of operation are 7:00am – 6:30pm. We provide care for children ages 5 years of age through children that have completed 5th grade. Students will follow a faith based curricu-lum as well a specialty camps such as, but not limited to, cooking, sports, arts and crafts, sci-ence exploration, video games, model building and more. They will also take a field trip every


week and will swim once a week. Field trips include but at not limited to: Splashway Water Park, Museums, Benihana’s, Ceramics shops, Laser Zone, Ice Skating, Skating, bowling, rock climbing, Another Time Soda Fountain and more. We have a large indoor gym, kitchen, game room and lots of room for the children to play. Learn more at www.theparc.org.

Trinity Kids Camp Trinity Lutheran School Downtown800 Houston Ave. 77007(713) 229-2921 June 1st- August 14th 2015Monday- Friday 7am- 6pm 1st-10th grade Type of Camp: Full-Day, Co-Ed, arts, sports Trinity Kids Camp sets the goal of sharing Christ’s love in a fun and safe environment. With weekly chapels, trips to the pool, and field trips, this summer will be filled with new friendships, new experiences, and most impor-tantly a closer relationship with our Lord.

Water’s Edge Community Church5503 FM 359

Richmond, TX 77406(832) 344-2162www.watersedgecc.com

Water’s Edge Community Church has a simple mission of LOVING GOD, SERVING PEOPLE and SHARING CHRIST. Water’s Edge has a great current location in Fort Bend on 5503 FM 359, near Pecan Grove. Once a children’s theater, the worship space serves as a perfect location for kids to discover what it means to hold on to God’s mighty power in everyday life. Kids will connect with new friends, par-ticipate in amazing experiments, join Glacier games, enjoy lip-smacking snacks, hear incredi-ble music and experience surprising adventures. They’ll even take home Sciency-Fun Gizmos to use all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Join us the first week of summer Monday, June 8 through Thursday, June 11 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm for all this fun and much more. Ages for this adventure are 3 years old to completed 5th grade. Spots fill up fast and are limited, so register today! REGISTER at www.watersedgecc.com or call 832-344-2162 for more information.

YMCAFort Bend Family YMCA - Missouri City4433 Cartwright Rd.Missouri City, TX 77459(281) 499-9622

T.W. David Family YMCA - Richmond911 Thompson Rd.Richmond, TX 77469(281) 341-0791

Join us for one of the summer programs available at the T.W. David Family YMCA and the Fort Bend Family YMCA. Y summer programs offer the perfect opportunity to make playing and learning a family goal. We offer day camps, sports, sports clinics, swim lessons, swim teams, and more. Learn more at ymcahouston.org.

Faith LutheranChurch

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