By Nancy Patrick Today’s young people may not know the tradition of writing love letters, but those more mature among us certainly remember the impact and importance of love letters between sweethearts. My husband and I began dating in November of 1967 during my senior year in high school and his sophomore year at Hardin-Simmons University. We met at my
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By Danny Minton “Yesterday is gone forever. Tomorrow never comes. Today is in my hands.If I shirk today’s task, I shall be adding to my wasted yesterdays.If I postpone today’s duty, I shall be increasing tomorrow’s burden.If I accomplish what today sets before me, I shall be doing my best to atone for yesterday’s failures and to prepare for tomorrow’s
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The Grace Museum will host a “Let It Snow” science lab 2-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, in the Create Lab on the second floor. The session is for all ages and is free with the price of admission. Other winter-themed games will be available to play. These special STEAM pop-ups are in preparation for The Grace’s NEW Spark Science Center
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Sanctuaries will be filled with the soft glow of candlelight, poinsettias, and Christmas carols as Abilenians join Christians worldwide to celebrate Christmas Eve on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Some churches will also have services on Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25. Following is a partial list of services that will be held locally. The Well 137 Mesquite St. Christmas Eve4 and 5:30 p.m. ST.
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By Darryl Tippens “There was no place for them in the inn.” I wonder about some elements of the Christmas story, details not found in the Gospels. Did Mary and Joseph deliver the baby themselves, or was a midwife called in? And what happened to the shepherds after that wild, glorious night of angelic singing in the skies? Did they
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By Marianne Wood What’s a tradition, gesture, or habit that reliably brings joy into your life? This question, posed on a strip of copy paper, appeared at a nametag-making station at a recent holiday party. I picked it after a quick review of the choices and thought, “How nice, our hosts have given us a starting place for good conversations.”
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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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