Des Arc High School holds annual Eagles Athletic Banquet
By Lisa Mills
The Des Arc High School annual athletic banquet was held on May 1st at the DAES cafeteria. A standing room only crowd turned out to support the DAHS athletes.
The guest speaker was Carie Dever-Boaz. Boaz is the Director of Operations at “Extra Inning Softball”, and author of “Art of Pitching”. She is a former SEC Softball coach of the year, three time All American pitcher, and former Razorback softball coach. Boaz actually established the softball program at the University of Arkansas.
Boaz began by saying, “God knew everything about every one of us before we were born. Do you realize that he knew each one of us would be sitting here in Des Arc, Arkansas at 6:00pm on May 1st, 2025 honoring these athletes?” She said that she will never forget when she told her father as a child that she would play softball but she would never ever pitch. When the audience laughed she said “Now can’t you just see how hard God laughed at that statement when he knew His plans for me to become a pitcher and teach pitchers.”
She said that she knows now that softball was where God needed her most to be able to speak His name to hundreds of people.
“We all know that when a door is slammed in our face God has a greater door waiting to be opened but do we realize what an opportunity those circumstances
can be to be a witness for him?” Boaz asked. She said that she loves to tell the story of her daughter as one of those circumstances. She said she had always planned to have a lot of kids but after having her son, she had a miscarriage and was told that she would never be able to have more kids but at 39 years old, with a 14 year old son, she became pregnant with her daughter. “Once again I thought God was closing that door, when at five months there was no heartbeat. The doctor said we would wait 24 hours and check again. The next day there was still no heartbeat and the doctor was ready to remove the baby but God had other plans. Finally, there was a heartbeat and four months later, Macie was born. Now to complete the circle that God started with me in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Macie has committed to play Razorback softball there.”
Boaz told the parents of the athletes to only hold them accountable for their effort and their attitude and when a game is over let them know how much you love watching them play and that being their parent is your greatest gift. She told the athletes to remember that God is writing their story everyday but thatHe gives them a choice to follow His plans or not and it’s up to them to let God lead them in every aspect of their life.
Some of the awards handed out at the event were: All State Football Chandler Dobbins & Daviyon Bell. Eagle Award winners Grace Knight & Oakley Davenport. The eagle Award is given to the male and female athletes who excel in academics, athletics, and overall good character. Brandon Burlesworth Award & Scholarship recipient Cole Eldridge. DaNerryen Spencer Memorial Scholarship recipient Daviyon Bell.
by Dr. James L. Snyder
Last week The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage had another one of her girl days with our daughter and granddaughter. Don’t let this get around, but it is one of my favorite days of the year, including my birthday. It’s a day on which I can do what I want to do. That doesn’t come often; when it does, I cherish it and celebrate with an Apple Fritter or two… Of course, I had some work to do in my office, so I was rather happy to be alone for the day. Nothing is more important to me than getting my work done. I planned to catch up on several writing projects in the morning. Getting behind in a project is easy, so setting aside time just to catch up is wonderful.
you would understand.
I was getting started, and suddenly realized there was a problem with the Internet and my computer was not working. I fiddled with it for about 20 minutes and then realized there was nothing I could do but wait for the Internet to return. (Grrr) Being a little frustrated, I didn’t quite know what to do, and then I remembered I had something to pick up across town. I don’t like driving across town because there are so many idiots with licenses who are driving. How these people get driver’s licenses is beyond my curiosity.
even any cars behind me. I sat there for three seconds, and then I was tempted to drive across the highway despite the red light. After all, there’s no harm if there’s nobody on the street and I won’t get caught.
(Proverbs 14:29)
Calvary Baptist Church West North Front Street, Hazen, AR
Phone: (870) 255 - 4038
Christian VanHouten, pastor
Sunday School: 9:50 AM
Worship: 10:45 AM BTC: 6 PM
Evening Worship 6:45 PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7 PM
First Baptist Church
224 N. Hazen Ave.
Hazen, AR 72064
Phone: (870) 255 - 4464
Sunday Service
Sunday School: 10:00 AM
Morning Worship: 11:00 AM
Evening Worship: 6:00
PM Wednesday Service
Adult Bible Study and Prayer 7:00 PM Children's Program 7:00
PM "HYPE" Youth 7:00 PM
I kissed The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage goodbye, got a hot cup of coffee from the kitchen, and went to my office to begin the day’s work. I was almost singing as I was getting to my desk. I’m not allowed to sing aloud when The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage is home. If you heard me sing,
Center Point Missionary Baptist Church 2997, Center Point Road, Hazen, AR Bro. Brad Crumby Pastor
Sunday School: 10 AM
Worship: 10:50 AM BTC: 5 PM Worship: 5:50 PM Wednesday - Youth Night - 6:30 PM
Hazen First United Methodist Church 211 North Hazen Avenue, Hazen, AR Phone (870) 255 - 4657
Pastor Chris Wright Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship Service: 10:55 AM
Hazen Church of Christ 204 Adams Street, Hazen, AR. Phone (870) 255 - 3633 Sunday - Bible Study: 10
AM Worship Service: 11 AM Sunday Night: 6 PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7 PM
I wanted to get there and back as quickly as possible, thinking I could take advantage of this time. I was becoming frustrated because every traffic light was red. I had to drive and then stop, drive another two blocks, and then stop. I was getting irritated by this kind of nonsense. I was trying to take advantage of my time to get across town and back home. Have you ever been tempted? At one of the red lights, there was no traffic coming or going, and not
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Highway 86, Tollville, AR.
Worship Service: 9 AM
Sunday School: 10:30AM
Family Christian Fellowship 603 W WashingtonHazen, AR.
Pastor Scott Skarda 501-516-5971
Sunday: 10 AM, Wed, 6:30 PM
New Bethel MB Church 8525 New Bethel Road
P.O. Box 87 Hazen, AR.
Pastor Bro. Freddie
McCann Sunday School 10 am
Sunday Service 11 am
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
Pastor Dyrek Foshee
7474 Highway 86 North, Hazen, AR
Sunday School: 10 AMService: 11 AM
Sunday Night: 5 PM
Prairie Chapel MB Church Center of North Washington & Woodlawn, Hazen, AR.
Rev. Maurice WilliamsPastor
Sunday School: 9:30AM Worship: 11AM Wednesday 7 PM Bible Study
Carlisle Pentecostal
Church of God Scott & McDonald Sts., Carlisle, AR.
Phone 501-438-1643
Pastor Daniel Strength Sunday School: 10 AM
Sunday Worship Service: 11 AM
Sunday Evening Service: 6 PM Wednesday Evening Service: 7 PM
Mt Zion MB Church
Rt 2 Carlisle, AR
Rev. Cruthfield, Pastor Sun. School 9:45 A.M. Worship 11 A.M. Wed Prayer & Bible Class 7 P.M.
Fellowship M. B.
Church
Rev. Russell Penn, Jr. Senior Pastor 209 E. Claire St. Des Arc, AR 72040 (870) – 256-3622
Sunday School – 9:45 am Worship Service – 11:00 am
First Pentecostal
Church of Prairie County
3201 Hwy. 70 E., Hazen, AR (870) 255-9177
Pastor J N Holmes
Sunday 10 A.M. Wednesday 7 P.M.
First Baptist Church
319 Court St., P. O. Box 25, Carlisle, AR
Phone (870) 552 - 7732
David Lee - Pastor Sun School: 9:45 AM Worship: 11 AM Awana: 5 PMWorship: 7 PM
Holy Temple COGIC
Elder McFadden, Pastor
St. John's Lutheran Church
Fifth and College Streets, Stuttgart, AR
Phone (870) 673 - 2858
Rev. Andrew Toopes, Pastor Worship: 8:00 am10:15 am
Sunday School & Bible
Class: 9:15 AM
Radio - KWAK 10:15 AM Sundays
www.stuttgartlutheran.co m
The thought danced in my head as I was about to do that. There is around here somewhere a police officer watching me, and as soon as I cross the line, he’s going to pull me over and give me a ticket. Believe it or not, it would not be a ticket for the Policeman’s Ball. I was reminded of a hymn we sing in church: “Yield not to temptation for yielding is sin.”
Although frustrated, I sat there and waited for the light to turn green, not yielding to temptation. This was my routine across town.
As I was coming back, I noticed it was lunchtime. This would be a great time to stop at one of my favorite restaurants and have lunch. The host seated me at my favorite table when I entered the restaurant. I’ve been to this restaurant often, so they knew me. My waitress came,
Carlisle First Methodist Church 215 East Third St., Carlisle, AR
Pastor - Joe Lowe
Phone (870) 552 - 7789
Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship: 10:45 AM
Immanuel Baptist Church
Pastor Bill Ricks Highway 13 North Carlisle, AR.
Phone (870) 552 - 3100
Sunday School: 9:45 AM Worship:11 AM
Sunday Evening: 6 PM
Wednesday Evening: 7 PM
Landmark Baptist Church 517 East Third, Carlisle, AR.
Phone (870) 552 - 3568
Pastor Albert Young
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Worship: 10:45 AM
BTC 6 PM - Worship 7
PM Wed. Evening: 7:30 PM
St. Rose Catholic Church Highway 70, Carlisle,AR.
Phone (870) 552 - 3601
Father Shaun Wesley Sunday Mass 10:30AM English 12:00PM Spanish
Tuesday Mass 6:00 PM
Wednesday Mass in Spanish 5:30 PM Holy Hour & Confessions 6:05 PM
Friday (except First Friday) Mass 8:30AM Saturday Mass in English 5:00 PM
United Methodist Church of DeValls Bluff
Highway 70 West, DeValls Bluff AR.
Pastor Chris Wright
Sunday Morning Worship: 9 AM
First Baptist Church of DeValls Bluff
Pastor Bobby Powers
P. O. Box 358 Highway 70 West, DeValls Bluff, AR.
Phone (870) 998 - 7118
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11 AM
Evening Worship: 5 PM
Wednesday Evening: 7 PM
Mount Olive MB Church Highway 70, DeValls Bluff, AR. Rev. Tony Haskins
Sunday School: 9:30AM Worship Service: 11 AM
Peppers Lake Church of Christ Hwy 302, SE of DeValls Bluff, AR.
Sunday-Bible Study: 10 AM Worship: 11 AM
Evening Service: 6 PM
Wednesday - Bible Study: 7 PM
Union Chapel FreeWill Baptist Church Metcalf Road, Rt.1, DeValls Bluff, AR
Pastor Darrell Foster
Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Worship Service: 11 AM
Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church Highway 86, Slovak, AR.
Fr. Shaun Wesley, School: 9:45 AM Mass: 8:30 AM Thursday Holy Hours 5:00 pm and Mass at 6:00pm Biscoe Baptist Church Biscoe, AR.
Pastor David Rogers
Sunday School: 10 AM
introduced herself, and handed me the menu. Being such a faithful customer, I really did not need a menu because I knew what I wanted. I cheerfully gave the waitress my order and then she brought me some coffee as I waited for my order. I sipped my coffee rather cheerfully and was finally happy that things were going my way. What a day it had been, but now, things will start going my way at my favorite restaurant. I don’t always experience this, but today, I’m going to celebrate that it is finally happening to me. I was sitting there drinking my coffee and anticipating my cheeseburger and fries lunch when the waitress came and put a plate on my table. When I saw that plate, I gasped in horror. I’ve never seen such a terrible plate of food in my life. How can my day get any worse? In the center of that plate before me was some of the worst vegetables I’ve ever seen—broccoli. The fact that this waitress brought me a plate with broccoli made me realize my day was not improving
Worship Service: 11 AM & 7 PM
Training 6 PMWed. Service 7 PM
First Assembly of God Hwy 33 and U.S. 70 Biscoe, Arkansas Sunday Services: 10:30 A.M., 6 P.M.
Wednesdays WNYG, Kids Club, Bible Study 7 P.M.
St. John's Baptist Church Biscoe, AR 870-998-2777 Sunday School 10 A.M. Worship 11 A.M. Rev. William Brownpastor
Holy Temple Church of God in Christ Elder James Clark, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 AM Worship Service: 11 AM
Jehovah Community Temple Church 710 Sycamore St, DeValls Bluff, AR Elder Ronnie Mosby Sunday 10:30 AM Monday Bible School 7 PM
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Adam Bowman Hwy. 70 West of DeValls Bluff Sunday School-10:00
yet. While I was gasping, the waitress turned around, started gasping, and said, “Oh, I’m sorry. That’s not your plate; that’s for the table on the other side of you.” Finally, my real plate came, and as I ate, I thought of what a snarky day this has been. What is going to happen between now and when I get home? Where are my Apple Fritters when I need them? As I was driving home I was reminded of of a verse of Scripture. “He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly” (Proverbs 14:29). One of the great challenges for me is patience. I can be patient when everything is going my way, but that is not patience. I need to practice the “slow to wrath” part of my life.
Dr. James L. Snyder lives in Ocala, FL with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Telephone 1-352-216-3025, email jamessnyder51@gmail.com, website www.jamessnyderministries.com
