By AMY BOONE It’s been only two hours since I heard the news of Rachel Held Evans’ death. I was walking to my car after browsing a vintage market following the always inspiring and delightful CASA Superhero 5K. All week this day had been taunting me with its potential for fun and adventure. A couple of texts buzzed my pocket.
Read moreBy JIM McDONALD Baptism is a sacrament that John the Baptist performed for many and later baptized Jesus and this was firmly approved by God. Baptism is by water. Water is a component created by God. It is essential and useful in many applications. One interesting example is that fire must have fuel and heat to burn. Water (H2O) contains hydrogen, a
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By DANNY MINTON Where were you on May 5, 1961? Of course, some of you would have to admit you were too young to remember or had not entered this world at the time. Me? I was in the seventh grade 58 years ago this weekend. It was a Friday morning. The time was 8:37 Central Time, 9:37 Eastern. At that
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By LORETTA FULTON “Breaking Bread Together in Peace,” the motto of the Abilene Interfaith Council, was a welcome relief Thursday from news of recent acts of violence in houses of worship in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and the United States. “The work we do today,” said AIC President Jacob Snowden, “are the things that make for peace.” Something as simple
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By LORETTA FULTON Three services, at times to fit all schedules, will be held in Abilene in observance of the National Day of Prayer. The actual observance day is Thursday, May 2, and two services are planned that day, one a 7:30 a.m. breakfast and the other a noon service. Two of the three services will be Christian-based, and one will be
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IDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury In wildest dreams, it never occurred to me that one day I’d write a piece referencing three bigger-than-life personalities. This day, I am. Two of the three are valued friends whose names are well known in Texas, and the third I’ve never met. There’s nothing gained by keeping readers in suspense (as if I
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By DANNY MINTON It was a hot summer night in 1964 when a group of my high school friends and I were cruising around our hometown of Plano, Texas. Back then it was small, and there wasn’t much to do. That’s usually when a group of guys does something that they shouldn’t, and this night was no exception for our
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By LORETTA FULTON Standing at the site of the 1922 murder of a black man at the hands of “masked and robed” men, Andrew Penns let it be known that despite the evil that took place there, God was in charge. At the beginning of the ceremony commemorating the death of Grover C. Everett, Penns, pastor of Valley View Missionary
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By TERRY CAGLE I grew up in Abilene. I lived here the first 23 years of my life except for 18 months in Sacramento, California, when I was around 4. I don’t remember much about Sacramento; I do remember Abilene. Many of these memories involve the 900 block of Fannin, just down the street from Abilene High. My world was
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Spirit Of Abilene 