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Health scare leaves East Texas pastor ‘grateful’ for how the Lord changed him through it

A setback, followed by a God-inspired comeback In February 2022, Michael Criner—lead pastor at Rock Hill Baptist Church in Brownsboro—experienced an episode of stress-induced Bell’s palsy that caused temporary paralysis on the left side of his face. In the months following the diagnosis, Criner sought the Lord as he recovered and re-evaluated his work and…Continue reading →