Author Archives: Loretta Fulton

Mission: Thanksgiving

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MISSION: THANKSGIVING Requested donations:Non-perishable foodSoft drinks and bottled waterFrozen deer or beefSleeping bag and blanketsNew underwear, socks of all sizes for men, women, and childrenCoats and clothing of all sizes for men, women, and childrenTravel size personal hygiene itemsMonetary donations FRIDAY, Nov. 17ABILENE7 a.m.-7 p.m.Arrow Ford, 4001 South First StreetMORE INFORMATION: Contact Mark Hewitt, executive director of Love & Care Ministries,

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Let’s Go, Matt

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By DANNY MINTON A few years ago, I viewed a news story about a young boy who wanted to compete in a school track meet. He chose the 400-meter run, the most challenging race of the day. The problem was cerebral palsy had crippled his legs. Still, he decided that he wanted to run in the race. His name was

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The Moon and Back

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THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury The comparison isn’t nearly as far-fetched as it may seem at first blush. In many ways, though, the Texas Rangers’ unlikely mastery of the 2023 baseball World Series resembles the Apollo 11 Space Mission.  Huh?  We who are long of tooth, gray of hair or bald of head remember the late 1960s. Many Americans viewed our

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Flocked Wallpaper

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By MARIANNE WOOD Sometimes, you must admit out loud or at least in a private journal, saying what you don’t like and do like. It’s cathartic. I’m going public with one of mine. I’m not too fond of flocked wallpaper. Invented initially to imitate expensive cut velvet hangings, flock wallpaper (or “flocked” as we say in Texas) gives me the

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Yale Professor at ACU Lectures

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This year’s Carmichael-Walling Lectures at Abilene Christian University will feature Dr. Laura Nasrallah of Yale Divinity School. Her presentations will be at 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Room 114 in ACU’s Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building. The lectures are free and open to the public. Register here to live stream. The lectureship is presented by ACU’s Center for the Study

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Read All About It: ‘Confessions of Female Pastor’

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Confessions of a Female Pastor Janice Six, retired associate pastor of First Central Presbyterian Church, has a new book, “Confessions of a Female Pastor: And Other Prayers of the People.” The official release of the book will be Wednesday, November 15, at 6:30 p.m. at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Janice served on staff at the church for

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