Author Archives: Loretta Fulton

FBC to Vote on Interim Pastor July 7

Links to previous stories First Baptist Church Pastor Resignshttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/07/first-baptist-church-pastor-resigns/FBC Moving Forward After Pastor Resignationhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/15/fbc-moving-forward-after-pastor-resignationFBC Welcomes New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2023/01/26/fbc-welcomes-new-pastorFirst Baptist Names New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2022/12/19/first-baptist-names-new-pastor By Loretta Fulton The congregation at First Baptist Church will vote Sunday, July 7, on whether to accept a proposal from the church’s personnel committee to ask Matt Cook to be the interim senior pastor. A town hall discussion

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Singing School Returns to ACU

TEXAS NORMAL SINGING SCHOOLWhen: July 21-26Where: Abilene Christian University Biblical Studies BuildingRegistration deadline: July 7. Click here to registerMore Information: http://www.singingschool.org WORSHIP LEADER CONFERENCEWhen: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. July 20Where: Abilene Christian University, Room 114 Biblical Studies BuildingLeader: Randy GillRegistration: Click here to registerMore Information: http://www.singingschool.org/programs/worship-leader-conference  By Loretta FultonDeadline to register for the upcoming Texas Normal Singing School and Worship Leader

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The Cost of Victory

By Danny Minton I recently wrote an article entitled “The Casualties of War” about our greatest war against Satan and how we should arm ourselves in the fight against the evil that he presents to the world around us. We are promised to win this war if we look to Jesus to lead us in the battles we face. However,

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Presidential Debates

By Jim Nichols The first of this year’s version of the Presidential Debates is now over. Many of us wrestled with whether we wanted to watch. Did we not know what each candidate would say? Should we even bother to spend our time on this? What we got was two candidates of whom neither seemed to be a preferable choice.

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Day to Day—Living Within Limits

By Nancy Patrick Those of you who know me personally know that for many years I have experienced various problems with my muscular-skeletal health. It actually started twenty-five years ago when I developed a painful condition called De Quervain’s tenosynovitis requiring surgery in Lubbock.  Then I realized I had carpel tunnel syndrome in both hands. On top of that, my

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Howling Man

By Jim Nichols “It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was blustery, and the clouds hung low. One had the impression that this was not a good night to be lost.” I have always wanted to begin writing a piece in that way, and now I can say I did. It certainly was a dark and stormy night,

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Where Are You Headed?

By Danny Minton In the story “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, a conversation occurs between Alice and “The Cheshire Cat.” “Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.Alice: I don’t much care where.The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t much

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