Chief Bill Avera, M.S. 💙🇺🇸🚓💙

Thank you Chairman @BradBuckleyDVM for calling #HB1441 for a #Txlege hearing recently. This bill passed the house last year but died in the Senate. It adds trauma and grief informed topics to our #SBLE training. Understanding these topics can help explain inappropriate behavior.

Attending @LEMIT_SHSU #PIO training with @cooktx as the instructor.

@Matt_Pinner I have HOPE 🤗

SO FAR NO ONE HAS FOUND THE WORD IN THE BOX. You deserve $1,800,000 if you can.

@CastellKim 2

@CodyHarrisTX Hope you have a very successful season Grayson!

Made it home for a few hours for the yearly tradition of putting the decals on my boys’ helmets. Can’t wait to watch Grayson play this year!

@CodyHarrisTX @AggieCorps Gongrats Cooper!

Super proud of Cooper (fish Harris) completing FOW with Company L-1 in the @AggieCorps! Gig ‘Em! 👍🏻

@The171Hitman @CastellKim Describes me to a T! 🤣

@CastellKim Always a unless I know I can get to the gas station before empty. I choose my gas by price and I know my locations so I will go under 50 mi of gas to save $0.10 a gallon

Which are you..?

@CastellKim Person A

Amen. This preached well today!!

@rheyduck @lukedsimmons Thanks for checking in @rheyduck !♥️

@rheyduck @lukedsimmons We had a small but mighty crowd. Was great. Weather even cooperated!

Do you have the massive privilege of preaching this Easter? 5 SUGGESTIONS FOR PREACHING EASTER: 1. Have fun — and let it show. Easter is about the best news in the history of ever. Tell your face. Let people see you enjoying Jesus. 2. You don't have to hit a home run. Sure, there are more people & more guests. But it doesn't have to be mind-blowing or creative. Take a good, solid swing. 3. Do a lot of pre-service greeting. People are bringing friends and want to introduce them to the pastor. Dig deep and be an extrovert for a day. Don't hang out in your office or backstage. Smile, shake hands, ask good questions, and hook people into the sermon with your personal interaction. 4. Engage the kids. More kids attend the service than normal. Include a photo, tell a silly story, do trivia, interrupt a few times to talk just to them, etc. If you lose the kids, you lose the parents — and everyone else sitting near them. 5. Soak it up with appreciation. There was a time early in your life when you only dreamed about an opportunity to preach & lead like you get to do now — what a privilege! There will be a time someday when you don't get to do this any more — soak it up while you can! — Follow me @lukedsimmons for more preaching & pastoral resources. Reply with something about why you're anticipating this Easter, and I'll be sure to pray for you by name.

@lukedsimmons @rheyduck He is Risen Indeed!

@JISDPD_Chief @rheyduck Love it! He is risen!

@rheyduck @lukedsimmons Sunrise 😊

@JISDPD_Chief @lukedsimmons Which church are you preaching at?

Amen!

Holy Saturday

It’s is Finished! #GoodFriday2025

Thanks to @plesafortexas for inviting us to testify on #HB4141 recently. This #TxLege bill would add trauma and grief informed topics to our #SBLE officers training in order to gain better understanding of possible causes for student misconduct.