By Danny Minton This week I am going through all the books I have in the house to make room for another piece of furniture. It was an old dresser at a cheap price. When my wife was through refinishing it, it turned out to be a beautiful piece of cherrywood. We are always looking for deals, and probably over
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICAN THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Readers with long memories yearn for more clean, creative humor. Sadly, folks in the first half of their lives are clueless about the golden years of radio. It featured 30-minute comedy shows with multiple thigh-slapping moments via radio. The late Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding teamed up for the Bob and Ray
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By Danny Minton I’ve spent all day thinking about what I would like to say in my article this week and have come to the conclusion that I have nothing to say. I do have dozens of stories and illustrations I could choose from, but I couldn’t think of a good way to write them. I thought about speaking about
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By Loretta Fulton Vacation Bible School, the unofficial beginning of summer, is back–as early as Tuesday, May 26. Other churches have VBS scheduled later this week and into June, while at least a few won’t have sessions until July. The summertime mainstay of children for generations, VBS offers spiritual growth, arts and crafts, music, refreshments, and lots of fun each
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By Glenn Dromgoole I was on Facebook the other day with some people from my hometown, people that I hadn’t seen in person in years. And I was reminded that, to them, I will always be Glenn Allen. Not Glenn. Glenn Allen. And I suspect that is true of a good many people, especially from small towns, who were called
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By Grace Sosa I have been doing children’s sermons for over ten years now, first in high school at First Baptist Church in Pecos. Now I take turns with my husband as part of our roles as associate pastors at First Central Presbyterian Church in Abilene. Most of the churches I have seen that still have a children’s sermon ask
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By Jim Nichols The thesis of this set of comments is that each of us can do certain things, but we seldom do them perfectly. Even more alarming as we age is that things we used to be able to do earlier in life have now become difficult if not impossible. If this distresses you, you and I are thinking
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury It’s no longer likely that many sons and daughters will enter their parents’ professions. There are exceptions, of course. Seventy-six-year-old Harold Barton is one, son of the late Sonny Barton, who opened his downtown Fort Worth business in 1949, then re-located Barton’s Garage in 1963 to its current location. It could hardly be more obscure–1615
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By the NumbersJan. 1-May 10, 2026700–Families served1,129–Nights of lodging ($250,000 equivalent hotel costs) Since 2018Nights provided:14,145–Tiny Houses1,257–League House1,044–Hotel 201–Salvation Army Houses for Healing InfoLocation: 3065 Hickory St., Abilene, TX 79601Mailing Address: Box 2320, Abilene, TX 79604325-673-4673 https://housesforhealing.com/Click here to donate. By Loretta Fulton “It Takes a Village to Create a Village” That might well be the unofficial motto of Houses For Healing,
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Spirit Of Abilene 