A Calling to Care Nurturing College Students toward Wholeness Editors: Timothy W. Herrmann and Kirsten D. Riedel Coeditors: Emilie K. Hoffman, Jessica L. Martin, Kelly A. Yordy, and Hannah M. Pick FROM ACU PRESS Despite the widely differing perspectives held by those who work in higher education, there is one goal upon which all educators and educational leaders agree: students
Read moreDr. Mohammad Al-Sayyad, an Abilene physician, leads Juma’a Prayers By LORETTA FULTON The theme for a two-week gathering in Abilene of people from various ethnicities and countries is “Hospitality and the Stranger,” but the group, hosted by Hardin-Simmons University, is learning that in Abilene at least there aren’t any strangers, just plenty of hospitality. The
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON We sit behind the mask of our computer screens, open up Facebook and criticize all genres of people, past or present for what they said or did. Politicians, sports figures, movie stars, and I have even seen spouses criticize each other. We find it easy to point out people’s faults from the privacy of our personal computer.
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK I recently celebrated my high school reunion for the 1968 graduating class of Abilene High School. I surprised myself by my own anticipation and emotional reaction to this event. The actual weekend far exceeded my expectations. Although some of us had stayed in the area and seen each other throughout the years, most
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By BILL TILLMAN I grew up often hearing one of Will Rogers’s quotes, “I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat.” My turn on Rogers’s statement is “I’m not a member of any organized Church, I’m a Baptist.” Some of the truth of that comment is that Baptists began historically as a part of the Separtist
Read moreBy MEREDITH STONE Did you feel closer to God? This is the question that I have been asked several times since returning from a two-week trip to Israel/Palestine in May. And I must admit that I haven’t been exactly sure how to answer the question. On the one hand, I definitely had significant and meaningful experiences with God while
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON By 1926 Henry Robert “Bobby” Pearce was one of the worlds greatest scullers. At the age of 21, he had won the Australian Single Scull Championship with his eyes set on going to the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Johnny Weissmuller, known later for his role as Tarzan, won two gold medals in swimming. The 400-meter track appeared,
Read moreThe 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which concluded Friday, July 13, was a special one for the Rt. Rev. Claude E. Payne, retired bishop of the Diocese of Texas. Payne and his wife, Barbara, both grew up in Abilene and live here in retirement. Not only was the
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IF YOU GO WHAT: Fourth annual Christian Service Center fall dinner WHEN: 6 p.m. Sept. 18 WHERE: Abilene Convention Center SPEAKER: Anne Rathbone Bradley, professor of economics at The Institute of World Politics and an adjunct professor at George Mason University TOPIC: “For the Least of These, A Biblical Answer to Poverty,” based on book of same name that Bradley
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Spirit Of Abilene 