June, 2016 - Stone The Preacher

DD is Now “Emancipated Minor” Age Today

Jun 23, 2016Steve Sanchez5 CommentsSpecial DaysDanielle Sanchez, DD Sanchez, johnson city texas, LBJ High School, seventeenth birthday

My daughter DD is now eligible to be an emancipated minor in the great state of Texas. Here’s the law:

Any minor petitioning a Texas court for emancipation—that is, being declared an adult in the eyes of the law—must be a Texas resident, 17 years old…and able to support and manage one’s own affairs.

Now, my hope is that DD will never have any affairs because Karen and I, as imperfect as we are, have raised her with Christian values. Snicker.

A lot has changed in the life of my “Baby D,” for one thing, she is no longer a baby.

Last year, as the credits rolled on her 16th birthday, she really came into her own….

When I Met Muhammad Ali

Jun 7, 2016Steve Sanchez1 CommentCulture, Famous and Not-So, Pastor's P.O.V.Cassius Clay, Champ, Christianity, Islam, Louisville Lip, Muhammad Ali, Muslim, The Greatest, way of the master

I MET MUHAMMAD ALI LONG AGO in a little restaurant on La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. I walked up to him and said, “Hi Champ!”

He was very slow, muddled, and slurred his speech. Obviously, all the years of fighting in the ring had taken its toll. He weakly stuck out his hand for me to shake. I remember it being very limp. He then shuffled away.

That was it.

I’m not sure if I was a Christian back then, but, if I was, I do remember this: I did NOT tell him about Jesus Christ. Ali died as an outspoken Muslim.

Like Father, Like Son

Jun 3, 2016Steve SanchezAppointments W/Eternitychurch, decision, good news, gospel, heaven, hell, last hour, living waters, ray comfort, salvation, way of the master

Last time, I shared about Jerry, a man who was given a few weeks to live while he was in hospice care at a Veteran’s hospital. I shared the good news that Jesus Christ saves sinners; he believed, repented, was baptized on the spot in his room…then five days later, he went directly into the arms of his Savior. (Read about it here.)

Did I fail to mention that Jerry’s son witnessed the whole thing?