THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Had a Texas Aggie been a Rip Van Winkle wannabe in 2011, he (she) might hardly recognize the university upon awakening from slumber in 2025. There might be understandable confusion. Is real time clearly in focus or is the awakening accompanied by swirling figmentary dream extensions from a heap of sleep? Surely the eye-rubbing
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Ben Siburt, executive director of Youth Voice, a drop-in center for teens, will tell about the center and its work at the March 19 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The public is invited to the meeting, which will be held at Youth Voice, 141 Mulberry St. (North 1st and Mulberry in a remodeled fire station). Lunch begins at
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Editor’s Note: March is Women’s History Month. Spirit of Abilene will highlight influential women, including biblical figures during the month. Click here to read Hephzibah, Hezekiah, and Beulah BY Grace SosaClick here to read Delivering the Deliverer: The Women of Exodus 1 and 2 by Leslie Strader. By Shellie Evans In an era when women could not vote and certainly were not considered religious leaders,
Read moreFirst part of a two-part series. Click here to read Part 2. By Danny Minton “The day on which, one hundred years ago, Louise, afterward Queen of Prussia, beheld the light of this world deserves to be honored by all Germans as one of the great memorial days in their country’s history. The life and sufferings of the noble Princess
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By Jim Nichols I am not a golfer, but I have played it a few times and understand the game to an extent. In what seems now a lifetime ago for me, I was in a locker room with colleagues after exercising. It was the fiftieth birthday for one of them and, included in the banter he said, “Yes, I
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Taxation without representation is tyranny. Though it’s hard to nail down who initially coined this statement, it was the hue and cry of “British Americans” when they fought during the American Revolution 260 years ago. My Uncle Mort–a homespun philosopher lazily whittling away the day from a cane-bottom chair on the porch of the thicket’s
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By Nancy Patrick When I was a kid, some of my friends learned a funny fact in their biology class. They saw a chart that listed the percentages of all the elements in the human body and how much they would be worth monetarily (Human Body’s Worth). I even found a website that lists the values of the human body’s
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By Loretta Fulton Seven and One Books will be the site of a book signing and reading for the first book of poetry published by Dr. Steven T. Moore, professor English at Abilene Christian University. Hours will be 4-6 p.m. The store is located at 1138 N. 2nd St. Although Moore is a prolific writer, including poetry, The Horizon Never Forgets
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By Loretta Fulton Brad East was one of three Abilene Christian University theology professors honored last fall with Christianity Today’s book awards. East earned the Award of Merit for his latest book, Letters to a Future Saint: Foundations of Faith for the Spiritually Hungry. Also cited were fellow ACU professors Dr. Mark Hamilton and Dr. Samjung Kang-Hamilton. The Award of
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