By JANICE SIX Matthew 27:3-5: “When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he
Read moreBy JANICE SIX Peter waivers on the edge of night, attempting to remain anonymous as he awaits the verdict of the high priests. The very thing he vowed he would never do, he does. Pushed over the edge by a couple of observant servant-girls who remember seeing him talking to Jesus, Peter is called out. Shouting curses and swearing an
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March is Women’s History Month, and women have been making history in religious circles perhaps longer than any other area. Some of those outstanding women will be highlighted in Spirit of Abilene during March.Special thanks goes to Tiffany Fink, a Hardin-Simmons University history professor who is a highlight herself, for making some suggestions. This entry on the Mary Allen Seminary
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How to HelpHouses for Healing is renovating a donated house into the Kinney Family Chapel for use as a classroom, dining room, and office. To learn more or to donate, go to https://www.housesforhealing.com/ or call or email Brian Massey at 325-660-7719 or brian@housesforhealing.com Click on link to see a video update on the Kinney Family Chapel project https://youtu.be/MR2LIsz-NQk By LORETTA
Read moreCommunity leaders expressed sorrow and disbelief following the March 13 death of Mark Rogers, West Central Texas Market President of Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star. Rogers, 39, was killed in a two-vehicle accident Saturday, March 13. His wife, Jennifer, their 8-year-old son, 10-year-old, and 11-year-old daughters, were taken to Hendrick Medical Center for treatment. Abilene Police Chief Marcus Dudley
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Chalaza: It’s the Greek word translated as “hailstone.” We’ve all seen one, and we could guess how it gets its name by how it looks. But the only time we’ve ever seen it is in its destroyed state. We see it only after its intended purpose remains marred by tragedy. Want to see one? Go open your
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK I want to write a new article, and I have two started. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to pull my thoughts together to finish either one of these papers in progress. As I write one sentence, my mind suddenly jumps to a related idea but one not actually pertinent to that place in the article. My inability to
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Perhaps you feel as I do that sounds during the night seem different than the same sounds in the daytime. The blowing wind is more noticeable, the living room clock strikes more clearly, car and truck traffic usually drowned out by other noise now comes to the surface. It is not exactly an inner-city hospital, but it
Read moreIDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Show me someone who winces at the thought of hypodermic injections and chances are strong that such fears were birthed by some smart aleck kid who happens to be one or two school grades older. I’ve persuaded myself to “man up”–after all, it now seems that injections are a way of life until reaching the
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