• Meet Jim Clark

    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTERDec. 13, 1965–Organized under the direction of 16th and Vine Street Church of ChristJanuary 1967–Grew to include four other congregations, each assuming some financial responsibilityMay 1, 1968–Turned the

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  • Fletcher Series Lecturer: David Miller

    By Loretta Fulton David B. Miller of Dallas, co-founder and managing partner of EnCap Investments, will be the next speaker in the Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University. His presentation

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  • You Can’t Make Me Behoove

    By Glenn Dromgoole As far as I know, I’ve never behooved. Even when I used to write newspaper editorials, which were notorious for behooving, I don’t think I ever behooved.

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  • A Tip about Change

    By Nancy Patrick I recognize all the symptoms of old age on a daily basis. They began during my 40th year when doctors began saying, “At your age . .

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  • Genius Award

    By Jim Nichols It is one thing to feel that no one knows who you are when you are alive; it is another when no one knows who you are

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  • Explaining God?

    By Danny Minton Have you ever asked, “Where is God when I need Him?” Have you ever had someone ask you who God is and what He really does? Years

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  • ‘The Rabbi from Nazareth’: Festival of Faith Theme

    By Loretta Fulton The 40th annual Festival of Faith, featuring Rabbi Evan Moffic of Congregation Solel in Highland Park, Illinois, gets under way Sunday, Oct. 18, at First Central Presbyterian

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  • University Homecomings

    All three universities have homecomings scheduled this month and next, with social events, football games, class reunions, and worship services planned.  First up is Hardin-Simmons University, with homecoming events this

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  • Fletcher Series Lecturer: David Auld

    By Loretta Fulton David Auld, executive chairman of the board of D.R. Horton homebuilders, based in Arlington, will be the next speaker in the Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University.

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  • One Nation Over God

    By Dr. Wes Crawford Have you ever visited Branson, Missouri? If so, you’ve likely ventured into one of its many family-owned theaters. Each night, performers take the stage to entertain

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Mission: Thanksgiving

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MISSION: THANKSGIVING Requested donations:Non-perishable foodSoft drinks and bottled waterFrozen deer or beefSleeping bag and blanketsNew underwear, socks of all sizes for men, women, and childrenCoats and clothing of all sizes for men, women, and childrenTravel size personal hygiene itemsMonetary donations FRIDAY, Nov. 17ABILENE7 a.m.-7 p.m.Arrow Ford, 4001 South First StreetMORE INFORMATION: Contact Mark Hewitt, executive director of Love & Care Ministries,

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Let’s Go, Matt

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By DANNY MINTON A few years ago, I viewed a news story about a young boy who wanted to compete in a school track meet. He chose the 400-meter run, the most challenging race of the day. The problem was cerebral palsy had crippled his legs. Still, he decided that he wanted to run in the race. His name was

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The Moon and Back

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THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury The comparison isn’t nearly as far-fetched as it may seem at first blush. In many ways, though, the Texas Rangers’ unlikely mastery of the 2023 baseball World Series resembles the Apollo 11 Space Mission.  Huh?  We who are long of tooth, gray of hair or bald of head remember the late 1960s. Many Americans viewed our

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Flocked Wallpaper

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By MARIANNE WOOD Sometimes, you must admit out loud or at least in a private journal, saying what you don’t like and do like. It’s cathartic. I’m going public with one of mine. I’m not too fond of flocked wallpaper. Invented initially to imitate expensive cut velvet hangings, flock wallpaper (or “flocked” as we say in Texas) gives me the

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Yale Professor at ACU Lectures

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This year’s Carmichael-Walling Lectures at Abilene Christian University will feature Dr. Laura Nasrallah of Yale Divinity School. Her presentations will be at 4 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, in Room 114 in ACU’s Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building. The lectures are free and open to the public. Register here to live stream. The lectureship is presented by ACU’s Center for the Study

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Read All About It: ‘Confessions of Female Pastor’

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Confessions of a Female Pastor Janice Six, retired associate pastor of First Central Presbyterian Church, has a new book, “Confessions of a Female Pastor: And Other Prayers of the People.” The official release of the book will be Wednesday, November 15, at 6:30 p.m. at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Janice served on staff at the church for

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