By DANNY MINTON It used to be ordinary for traveling missionaries to go through areas of the African jungles and establish congregations of Christian worshipers. When first converted, many of these congregations were very strict and serious about following the way of the New Testament, especially when it came to giving to God. At many of these meetings, it was
Read moreMeredith Stone, a former Logsdon Seminary professor who now leads the national Baptist Women in Ministry, has written an opinion piece criticizing two recent votes by the Southern Baptist Convention. The article, titled, “The Southern Baptist Convention is Wrong,” was posted on the Baptist News Global website. It chastises the SBC for its votes that deny women the opportunity to
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By LORETTA FULTON Abilenians are invited to join local refugees in celebrating World Refugee Day on Tuesday, June 20. The come-and-go celebration will be 4-6 p.m. at the Community Foundation of Abilene office, 850 N. First St. It will include dance lessons, traditional African games, and book readings in multiple languages. “This day honors the strength and courage of people
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By LORETTA FULTON The last time two historic Black Baptist associations gathered in Abilene it was a year before COVID disrupted the world. The 2019 meeting wasn’t planned to be the last for a while, but that was before COVID hit in 2020. So, the upcoming sessions will be a joyful reunion for the people gathering to worship, learn, hear
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By LORETTA FULTON Marty CashBurless returned to McMurry University as campus chaplain in 2017 and now it is time to move on. She won’t be leaving town right away, but the campus she has served and got her degree from will no longer be where she’ll spend time. CashBurless will retire as Director of Religious and Spiritual Life/University Chaplain effective
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My aged Uncle Mort sometimes stumbles across what he calls “business opportunities,” not unlike hogs stumbling over acorns every now and again. He claims that an epiphany experienced during a recent Sam’s Club visit has led to his dusting off a rarely-used business card indicating that he is a “consultant.” I’m not sure
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By NANCY PATRICK Every group or organization I have ever belonged to had rules, sometimes called Codes of Conduct, Dress Codes, Bylaws, Constitutions, Codes of Ethics, Business Ethics, or Criminal and Civil Law. Most people accept socially approved laws because they realize their necessity to avoid anarchy and chaos. An old adage that has always puzzled me says, “All’s fair
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By JIM NICHOLS The call came saying that a patient had died, and the family had requested a chaplain. Sometimes, chaplain visits are repeated to the same patient, but usually they are single visits such as this. This was one of the larger patient rooms and, when I entered, the patient was lying in the bed right inside the door.
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The Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce and Let Us Breathe will sponsor several Juneteenth celebrations, beginning with a free dance Friday, June 16. The dance, sponsored the Black Chamber of Commerce, will be held 7:30-11:30 p.m. at the Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. Sixth St. It will feature live entertainment provided by Basic Truth Band. On Saturday, June 17, the
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