By LORETTA FULTON “Can I have your attention, please?” The man asking the question was hard to ignore–Kooter the Clown, also known as Barney Johnson, was talking and the kids were listening. Johnson, 87, is a member of a senior adult organization at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, which is a neighbor to Bonham Elementary School. Every September members of the
Read moreBy MONTY LYNN As a business professor at ACU, I have had the good fortune of teaching an undergraduate course in global poverty alleviation for nearly two decades. The course was crafted when students expressed an interest in the developing world but were unsure how to bridge gaps between the Global South and North. Although my frequent focus has been
Read moreThe IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Jokes and stories attributed to U.S. presidents–true or not–have to make some of them blush with embarrassment. File drawers of the late President Harry S. Truman must have bulged nigh unto disintegration. He was arguably the most plain-spoken president of the 20th century. (Admittedly, in the 21st century, he probably would have been a distant second to
Read moreAbilene Christian University is hosting a webinar on hunger and hope at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29. Hunger and Hope: Ministry in Times of Food Crisis is sponsored by ACU’s Baptist Studies Center and the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry. Featured guests will be Eugene Cho, director of Bread for the World, and Jeremy Everett, director of the Baylor Collaborative
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Animals at the Abilene Zoo are in for a different kind of treat on Oct. 6 when they get a special blessing from clergy at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. The public is invited to participate in the free event, which begins at 6 p.m. Do not bring pets to the zoo. Family pets may be blessed at
Read moreThe public is invited to a festival of African music, dance, art, cuisine, and culture on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander. The program will begin and end with one-hour concerts in the church nave. The first concert begins at 4 p.m. and the second begins at 6. Between the two concerts, guests
Read moreDavid Wray, who teaches in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, will begin a two-part series Wednesday evening at First Central Presbyterian Church. Wray will speak on “Being Christian in a Secular World.” The talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. at First Central Presbyterian, 400 Orange St. Both presentations on Wednesday, Sept. 22 and 29, are free.
Read moreThe public is invited to see the film, “Ostrov,” at St. Luke Orthodox Church, 501 Sunset Drive, on Saturday, Sept. 25. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Pizza will be served. The movie and the pizza are free to the public. “Ostrov,” which means “The Island,” is in Russian, with English subtitles. According to a
Read moreJay Moore’s newest book, “Abilene Daily: Snapshots of Home,” can be purchased at Texas Star Trading Co., 174 Cypress St. http://www.texasstartrading.com or call 325-672-9696. Books are $27.50. The book contains one or more vignettes from Abilene’s history for each day of the year. Periodically, stories with some connection–however loose–to Abilene’s religious life will be featured on Spirit of Abilene. Following
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