Recently I was cleaning a gun and had a problem with a certain part. Working on the tailgate of a pickup truck, the only tool I had readily available was a pocket knife. Prying on the part, the knife slipped...

Our members and their lodges recently gave to help the Sutherland Springs community.  Vice President of Member Benefits Kim Krueger and Community Service Coordinator Laura Adams met with Pastor Frank Pomeroy of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs....

It began with a simple idea. People taking care of people. Family, friends and neighbors coming together for the common good. It happened in towns and communities all across rural Texas; on the farms, country stores, community and church halls...

The number of people who have never heard of Hermann Sons Life amazes me. When they learn that we are part of the larger fraternal benefit system they usually ask, “What makes Hermann Sons Life different from other life...

It’s hard to believe but we are almost to the month of February and that means we are one month closer to camper registration that starts in the middle of March. Since the final campers left last summer...

For many of us, 2018 ushers in a fresh start and a new hope for something wonderfully different. Growing up I remember not wanting to be different. Standing out in a crowd was, for me, not a good thing. It was...

Over the past several weeks you may have heard advertisements regarding the negative aspects of owning an annuity. These advertisements probably pointed out the negative tax implications, restrictions on the availability of funds and the poor return on investment. While...

Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I love it most for many reasons. It is a time when families gather together to share a special kinship (usually over a table full of food). It is...

There’s a radio station here in San Antonio, the Cradle of Texas Liberty, which began playing 24-hour Christmas music in mid-November. I tuned in and heard the very first song they played. It didn’t sound very...