By Nancy Patrick In October, 2023, I wrote an article about the Hebrew term timshel (https://spiritofabilene.com/2023/10/13/prayer-for-timshel/). My interest in the concept began with my reading of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden last fall. My first reading of the novel took several weeks because of an its length and the dense language. Steinbeck develops several pairs of characters that serve as
Read moreBy Danny Minton Walk down any street in the United States and ask a dozen people, “Who was Paul Tibbets?” and most will have no idea. However, they may have a better idea if they went to the theater this weekend and saw the movie “Oppenheimer.” It’s entirely possible that some of those you ask may even owe their very
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Global Samaritan Resources will celebrate its 25th year with a luncheon on Tuesday, March 5. The luncheon will begin at 11:45 a.m. at the Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. Sixth St. For tickets, RSVP to global@glovalsamaritan.org or call (325) 676-9991 Global Samaritan is located at 2074 North First St. Click here for table sponsorships. The following is from globalsamaritan.org: “Global
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury In our mind’s eye, most of us old-timers recall taking on life in slow motion when contrasted with today’s starts, stops and swerves now endured by the masses by day and by night. If identified with a fable, we were the turtles, and jet-setters of today are the hares. Or so it seems. In bygone
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Jesus loved Judas even though he betrayed Him – and us: same reason. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company
Read moreBy Marianne Wood About a year ago, on my way home from Philadelphia bearing a freshly broken wrist encased in a huge splint, I sat down at a bar in the wrong terminal. The menu had attracted me, not the hope of wine or spirits, but the truth I found in this experience is worth telling: God sees us. He
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By Jim Nichols One of the most avoided human experiences is the feeling of vulnerability. We may make a mistake, but we can often recover from that. We may put our foot in our mouth, but an explanation or apology might smooth it over. We may even become angry, but we have learned that apologies work wonders there. When we
Read moreBy Danny Minton An official of a Mission Board, who knew that it takes more than desire to make a missionary, was appointed to examine a candidate. He told the young man to come to his house at six in the morning. The young man went to be examined at six in the morning, and the examiner kept him sitting in the room
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By Nancy Patrick Many things can fall—snow in avalanches, rocks on a mountain, water over a sudden drop in a river bed, and even people. People can actually fall both physically and morally. We all know the story of the fall of humanity reported in Genesis. This type of moral fall can result in loss of reputation, relationship, financial stability,
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