By LORETTA FULTON Nothing illustrates the adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words” as do icons, with their rich layering of colors and light and their deeply spiritual message. In fact, icons are both words and pictures. Iconographers “write” icons rathering than painting them because they are writing the theology of the church, explained Linda Fowler, a local iconographer
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Spirit of Abilene wants to share what’s happening at your place of worship with other Abilenians. Please send notice of events and ideas for human interest stories to: editor@spiritofabilene.com or call Loretta Fulton, editor, at 325-669-9006 Photo credit: MyTudut on Visual Hunt / CC BY-NC-SA MLK ANNUAL MARCH AND DINNER Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 20, in Abilene and
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Dr. Christopher R. Hutson, a gifted speaker and professor, will be guest speaker for a special presentation Feb. 4 at Abilene Christian University. Hutson is a professor of Bible, missions, and ministry at ACU and is associate dean for academic programs and services in ACU’s College of Biblical Studies. Hutson will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Packer
Read moreIDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury ‘Tis not the first time an error of my own doing has diverted me from the tedious freeways of everyday life to side roads with uncharted curves adorned by snagging brambles that seemed to warn, “Go back.” I stumble forward, discovering yet another column topic, one that likely should remain at barrel’s bottom
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By NANCY PATRICK I did not experience the weight and burden of grief until I was an adult. Although one of my uncles and a grandfather died during my childhood, their deaths did not directly affect me because they did not play an active role in my life. My family had experienced generally good health and few accidents, so surprise
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By JIM NICHOLS Church policy arguments can be tedious. If you are a member of a church with a clear non-local hierarchy, you have an advantage of having leaders you may not even know make policy decisions for your local group. You may not agree with those decisions, but you do not have to lose much sleep trying to make
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By DANNY MINTON I arrived at Abilene Christian College as a sophomore in the fall of 1967. I signed up to be in Edwards dorm, which at the time was the newest and nicest of the men’s facilities. I was a little late signing up, so I was put on the waiting list, while in the meantime, I was assigned
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