By Glenn Dromgoole The popular Christmas carol, “O Holy Night,” was first performed in 1847 in France and was translated into English eight years later by a Unitarian abolitionist who felt the third verse spoke to the evils of slavery: “Truly He taught us to love one another. His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains shall He
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury I’m weary of TV and Internet ads, namely those promising more than is usually delivered. My focus today is largely on outlandish appeals thrust upon us by lawyers and political candidates. (If lawyers omitted references to 18-wheelers, their commercials would be significantly shorter.) Much of my frustration can be traced to my computer‘s delete
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By Danny Minton The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Ky., November 31, 1926 (December 2, 1926): “Cousin Molly, dear frined: I am a little girl of 12 years old, my sister is 8. My dady is dead and mama is a widow and is not able to work much. I am not expecting anything nice this Christmas. I will come to your
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Editor’s Note: Danny Minton wrote the following as a Facebook post on Dec. 11, the 60th anniversary of a football injury that changed his life. By Danny Minton Life takes some journeys that lead you in ways you never expected. Sometimes the journey can be a blessing, and other times a journey of disappointments. My journey began in Wichita Falls,
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Our Savior Lutheran Church Living Nativity Where: 4833 S. 7th St.When: Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Wednesday, Dec. 17Times: 7 and 8 p.m. dailyAdmission: FreeDetails: 20-member cast plus animals from Analie Acres in Hawley; refreshments afterward For more than 50 years, a Christmas tradition in Abilene has been the Living Nativity staged by Our Savior Lutheran Church, 4833 S. 7th St.
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Las Posadas celebrations St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church2525 Westview Drive325-672-1794https://stvincent-pallotti.org/ St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church826 Cottonwood St.(325) 672-6695https://www.stfrancisabilene.com/ By Loretta Fulton For Maria Flores, Advent is a special time of year. It is a time of preparation for the coming birth of Jesus and for celebrating one of Flores’ favorite traditions, Las Posadas. The Mexican tradition is a reenactment
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By Jim Nichols Who knows what the true trigger is? A person might be reading a book and the sensation starts. Perhaps a long-lost photograph falls from an old magazine where it was stuck for decades. Maybe a movie or television show touches on something you thought you had buried in your personal history and therefore successfully forgotten. Regardless of
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By Marianne Wood The gifts of the magi, the gifts of the spirit, the gifts we give for birthdays, holidays, and all sorts of celebrations vary greatly. At this time of year, my news and social media feeds are full of recommendations, from books to groceries. The Trader Joe advertisement sucked me in today. So many things to try like
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury If all the COVID-19 stories were laid end to end and submerged, it might be a good thing. Most of us think of this acronym (Corona Virus Disease-2019) in negative terms. However, just as some first century Christians wondered if anything good could come out of Nazareth, surely Jesus smiled and cut them much slack.
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