Author Archives: Loretta Fulton

ACU Grad Creates Children’s Book To Emphasize ‘Afro-Asiatic Context of the Biblical Story’

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ILLUSTRATED BIBLE POEMSWhat: Children’s picture book featuring 34 Bible stories in poetic form, with original illustrations that recognize the Afro-Asiatic context of the biblical story.Who: Brian Dewayne, Nashville artist who earned a master’s degree in 2012 from the ACU Graduate School of Theology. He earned an undergraduate degree in art from Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. How to order: Deadline

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Failed Communication

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By DANNY MINTON Sunday, April 14, 1912 The Titanic receives numerous messages that there is a lot of ice built up in the seaways Monday, April 15, 1912 – 4:15 AM Canadian Government Marine Agency “Titanic Sinking. Steamers towing her toward Cape Cod to beach her!” Monday, April 15, 1912 Reports that Titanic has hit an iceberg, but all passengers

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Whistling A Happy Tune

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IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Many lessons awaited a baby born in 1935 on a dry land farm in West Texas’ Tom Green County. Jimmie Royce Keeling calls all of them “blessings.” That’s how he has sized up life so far, and it’s hard to dispute him. He’s shown dogged determination to give a heap more back than he’s taken

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More Flags Have Appeared

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By JIM NICHOLS Several weeks ago, small flags appeared in our front yard. Our next-door neighbors were re-financing their house and one of the legal requirements was to identify the true boundaries between the properties. Boundaries are apparently important to all of us. In recent days, more flags have appeared, this time in our back yard. After asking my permission,

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Re-Visiting a Champion

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   IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury It is tempting–ever so tempting–to claim authorship of the headline introducing a column written a dozen years ago. To make such a claim, however, wouldn’t set well with my conscience, even if no libel charges took me to task. The account detailed travails of a then 15-year-old Alabama girl who lost a leg to

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It’s Not Too Late to Pack Box Online for Operation Christmas Child

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILDPhysical shoeboxes filled with gifts for children worldwide have been collected, but it’s not too late to pack a shoebox online. Deadline is Dec. 31. Just go to https://samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/ and follow the instructions. More information: Operation Christmas Child is sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse. For more information, contact Naomi Wood, area coordinator at 325-660-5633 or abileneareaocc@gmail.com.  By LORETTA FULTON At

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ACU Offering Free Marriage And Family Counseling During Pandemic

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ACU NEWS RELEASEWendy KilmerDirector of Communications and Media Relations The Department of Marriage and Family Studies at Abilene Christian University is offering free counseling sessions for couples and families to address the stress experienced during the pandemic, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Abilene. “We are concerned that rates of domestic violence, substance use, and mental health

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One Hour

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By DANNY MINTON On December 26, 2010, I spent an hour with my mother. She didn’t know me, but my wife, Kathy, my dad and I were there. The last thing I did was kiss her on the forehead and say, “I love you, mom.” That would be my last hour with her. On February 11, 2019, I spent an

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