IDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury A casual statement made by my Uncle Mort at his 107th birthday party recently may go a long way in explaining why he continues his relentless pursuit of get-rich-quick inventions. He said he suffered a monumental financial blow–a borderline “gut punch”–from Wall Street. Mort rues the long-ago day he put all of his available
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By DANNY MINTON All of us at one time or another make plans for life. It may be plans we have for a vacation or possibly a mission trip. We may be saving up for that once in a lifetime purchase that we said we’d get once we had the cash in our pockets. Other times it’s just planning for
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By AMY WILSON FELTZ My family and I moved to El Paso six weeks ago to serve at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. St. Paul’s — and my house — are located about a mile from the Walmart where the mass shooting took place on Saturday, Aug. 3. Since that day, several people in our new church community have expressed
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By DANNY MINTON Totem poles have been around for hundreds of years. You won’t see too many around Abilene since mesquite tree trunks aren’t the ideal trunks for a 30-foot tall sculpture. Totem poles were not worshipped but designed mostly to depict tribal history or folklore. Many times native Indians would feel a connection to one of the animal symbols
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Volunteers are needed to assist with the 2019 Summer Point in Time Count, aimed at getting an exact count of the homeless in Abilene. The count will take place Thursday, Aug. 29. Volunteers must take part in one of two trainings, either 12:30 p.m. Aug. 20 or 12:30 p.m. Aug. 27. Also, donations of $10 gift cards are requested.
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Hardin-Simmons University News Release Joseph Eunice was busy enough working and earning his doctorate of physical therapy from Hardin-Simmons University, but when he saw a need in Mityana, Uganda, he knew he had the time to help children in need. Eunice, who graduate in 2019, is the director of operations at Just A Guy Ministries (JAG), where he fundraises to
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By LORETTA FULTON The call came to Dustin Wilhite at 3 a.m. He was in the cabin of a cruise ship while touring Alaska. It wasn’t the phone ringing. And it wasn’t an emergency. But it was urgent. It was God calling Wilhite to become a pastor. It took three commands from the Almighty for Wilhite to get it. “Pastor
Read moreThe Siburt Institute for Church Ministry will have its annual summer seminar Friday and Saturday at the Hunter Welcome Center on the Abilene Christian University campus. Theme is “Rich Heritage, Unfolding Future: Renewing Churches for God’s Mission.” The public is invited to all sessions. Session I begins at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, and classes run through 8:30 p.m. On Saturday,
Read moreIDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury The prophet Isaiah really started something when he foretold of signs to indicate the coming of the Christ child. I know. This is a scriptural reference heard mostly at Christmastime. It is noted, though, that signs were big in biblical times, and remain big now. Today, some signs with their modern-day digital technology,
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