WHAT’S IMPORTANT
We always manage to find time for what’s important. Or do we?
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GREEK ORTHODOX LEADER EXPLAINS WHAT THE CHURCH IS AND ISN’T
By Loretta Fulton “What Makes Us Orthodox” could be read as a question, or it could be taken as an affirmation. The speaker for a forum at Abilene Christian University Oct. 12 chose to make it both. The Rev. Dr. Anton Vrame, director of the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, described some of
Read more‘GOD IS NOT FEAR, GOD IS LOVE’ INTERFAITH SPEAKER SAYS
Originally posted on Spirit Of Abilene:
Eboo Patel visits with guests at his Interfaith Youth Core in Chicago. Patel was in Abilene Oct. 11-12 to meet with students and faculty at McMurry University and the public. Photo courtesy Interfaith Youth Core By Loretta Fulton “Let me tell you a story.” It’s the way Eboo Patel beings a speech. And, it’s…
‘GOD IS NOT FEAR, GOD IS LOVE’ INTERFAITH SPEAKER SAYS
By Loretta Fulton “Let me tell you a story.” It’s the way Eboo Patel beings a speech. And, it’s the perfect beginning for a talk by Patel, a gifted storyteller. He proved that the evening of Oct. 11 when he presented a talk at McMurry University that was attended by members of the Abilene Interfaith Council and other Abilene residents.
Read moreHSU GIVES HIGHEST ALUMNI AWARD
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 moreRWANDA NATIVE, HSU GRADUATE, SEEKING PARTNERS FOR MINISTRY
HOW 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 moreWHY TALKING ABOUT SEX IN CHURCH IS MORE THAN OK–IT’S NECESSARY
By 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 moreCALL TO WORSHIP THESE DAYS
I was glad when they said unto me: “Let us now turn off our cell phones.”
Read moreA REFLECTION AND A PRAYER
Submitted 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
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