THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Uncle Mort, my aged uncle down in The Thicket, has heard the expression since childhood. He’s used it repeatedly since about the time he thinks he became an adult. “We’re in pretty good shape for the shape we’re in.” The rancid saying–when fresh and generally applicable–may have warranted a grin or two back when. Nowadays,
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Contact: Connor Mullins, cam19c@acu.eduStudent Editorial Assistant Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.edu Director of Communications and Media Relations The upcoming Summit at Abilene Christian University will focus on “Holy Discomfort: Our Journey Toward God.” Summit, which is in its 117th year, will be held Oct. 11-13, in conjunction with ACU’s homecoming weekend. Summit, sponsored by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, offers Christian leaders
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Browsing through some old files, I discovered a business card from almost sixty years ago. The name on the card was familiar, but what caught my eye was when and where I received the card. I never saw the man who gave it to me (he gave it to my parents), and he never saw me. It
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The annual revival hosted by Love & Care Ministries is set for four nights, Oct. 8-11, at the Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. Sixth St. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night, the revival will include worship, with a different preacher each night, children’s church for grades 1-6, music, meals, clothing give-aways, haircuts and other ministries. Everything is free. The preaching
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Clergy from the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest will conduct a Blessing of the Animals service at the Abilene Zoo on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The public is invited to participate in the free event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Churches worldwide conduct animal blessings during the first week of October to celebrate the life and ministry of St.
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He walked on water but doesn’t require us to – just be a life raft. 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.
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By LORETTA FULTON New Light Baptist Church will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with various events beginning Saturday, Sept. 30. A Praise Festival will be held in the church parking lot, 518 N. Sixth St., that Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food trucks, bounce house, face painting, and more will be featured. Local choirs and Praise Dancers will
Read moreThe Abilene Association of Congregations hosts the Men of Nehemiah Wednesday, Sept. 27, at Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church, 602 Meander St. The public is invited to the program and lunch, beginning at 11:45 a.m. in Gerhart Hall, with a parking lot on South Seventh Street. The Men of Nehemiah is a residential program for men facing addictions. “Our commitment to
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“Neighbor as thyself:” accept and love who we are, and then pass it on. 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.
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