By Krista Wester The award, the highest given to Hardin-Simmons alumni, will be presented during the alumni awards banquet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27. “It is bittersweet receiving this award since Charles is not here to accept it with me. He was a big part of our support of Hardin-Simmons University. Still, receiving the Keeter Award is the finest honor
Read moreHOW TO HELP If you have an interest in helping Venantie Uwishyaka, a Rwanda native who holds two degrees from Hardin-Simmons University, with her family counseling ministry in Rwanda, contact her by phone or email. She will be in the United States until late October when she will return to Rwanda. Uwishyaka earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from
Read moreBy Loretta Fulton Never talk religion and politics at a polite dinner party–everyone knows that adage–but what about discussing sex in church? The thought of that is enough to make most people squirm, but Tom Copeland, a professor of psychology and counseling at Hardin-Simmons University, proved recently that it’s not only OK, but a good thing. Granted, it wasn’t a
Read moreI was glad when they said unto me: “Let us now turn off our cell phones.”
Read moreSubmitted by Cliff Stewart, pastor, First Central Presbyterian Church. Janice Six is associate pastor The entire globe seems brimming with hair-trigger hostility. The mass shooting in Las Vegas reminds us it is not a global problem. It’s personal. It’s in our neighborhood. Our school. Where we work. Home security systems are no longer considered a luxury for the rich. Yesterday
Read moreTaylor Field, pastor and director of Graffiti Church in New York City, speaks to Hardin-Simmons University students Sept. 26. Photo by Loretta Fulton By Loretta Fulton The advice Taylor Field heard from a chapel speaker once while he was in college was so powerful, Field shared it with other students in a similar chapel service more than 40 years later.
Read moreDAVID PHELPS BENEFIT CONCERT WHAT: David Phelps, an award-winning singer, will present a benefit concert for Abilene Hope Haven WHEN: 7 p.m. Nov. 18 WHERE: Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. Sixth St. TICKETS: $25, $35, and $75 (VIP, includes hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to meet Phelps; http://www.abilenehopehaven.org/ By Loretta Fulton Three months into his new job as
Read moreBy Jacob Snowden Director of Christian Education First Central Presbyterian Church The seeds of something new in religious education are beginning to take root in the Garden State. The “Farminary” is a budding 21-acre farm connected with Princeton Theological Seminary. Why might a seminary venture out to buy a farm? One person is uniquely and eloquently prepared to answer
Read moreBy Jay Moore When Abilene was born on March 15, 1881, there was already a church established. And by the time the town was 25 years old in 1906, there were 16. That number had increased to 26 by 1921. And 25 years after that — just after World War II –there were more than twice that many, with 20
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