By DANNY MINTON My wife, Kathy, and I sat down and watched a movie late one night entitled, “A Smile as Big as the Moon.” It was a true story about a coach who was also a special education teacher and his class of special needs children. The class was a variety of kids, Tourette syndrome, autism, ADHD, Downs’s syndrome and
Read moreA new book by a former Abilene Christian University professor explores the renewed interest in the Holy Spirit after what the author says are centuries of neglect. Leonard Allen is author of “Poured Out: The Spirit of God Empowering the Mission of God.” “Many are beginning to realize that the Spirit is not a junior member of the Trinity, tame
Read moreHighland Church of Christ is sponsoring a children’s feeding program at its three campuses July 30-Aug. 17 as a pilot program to bridge the gap between the A.I.S.D. Summer Feeding Program and the beginning of school. Children ages 18 and younger will be served at Highland’s three locations – South Fifth and Highland, North Ninth and Cypress and South 10th
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON My first experience with fireworks came when I was around 10 or 11 years old. My dad had bought a stack of different types of fireworks, Roman candles, sparklers, Black Cat firecrackers and a few other things. As any kid might do, I bugged him until he let me take a package of Black Cats outside and
Read moreA 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
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