By Glenn Dromgoole The first thing I do when I get to church on Sunday is check the bulletin to see what hymns we’re singing that day. Scanning the list on a recent Sunday, I noticed that we were singing two of the hymns that I’ve included in a not-so-serious list of what I call “occupational hymns” – hymn titles
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By Jim Nichols My parents subscribed to Reader’s Digest when I was growing up. This small magazine has articles that do what the title says—they digest/summarize written items from a wide variety of sources. For some years there was even a book-sized version for purchase in which famous full books were reduced to more quickly readable sizes. Even as boy,
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By Nancy Patrick I recently watched a movie with the strange title The Minute You Wake Up Dead and immediately questioned the writer’s sobriety when he wrote that title. However, as the plot progresses, the point becomes clear that the question refers to a person’s eternal destination when that time comes. The movie is by no means spiritual or even
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By Loretta Fulton Love & Care Ministries will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its fall revival Oct. 12-15 at the Abilene Convention Center. Beginning in 1995, Love & Care pitched a tent and filled it with worshippers who were seeking revival and a little tender loving care. The revival moved from a tent to the convention center in 2015, but
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By Loretta Fulton Among the highlights at Abilene Christian University’s Summit will be the renaming of a center on campus to honor Jeanene Reese, associate professor emerita at ACU. During the Community of Women Ministers dinner on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8, the Center for Women in Christian Ministry will be named in honor of Reese. Click here for a story
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICAN THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury If a vote were taken, Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers likely would score landslide wins for memorable musical compositions, many of which live on. One hit song–featured in the 1946 Broadway hit, “Annie Get Your Gun”–was unforgettable. Remember Ethel Merman belting out, “There’s No Business Like Show Business?” After 1,147 performances,
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By Jim Nichols She sensed that her elementary-aged child was reluctant to go to school one morning. Speaking to the child, she said, “I believe that God has a surprise for you today. I want you to keep your eye out for it and tell me about it when I pick you up this afternoon.” Some might suspect that this
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By Glenn Dromgoole Living in West Texas, I’m kind of surprised that we don’t sing this hymn more often – “There Shall Be Showers of Blessing.” “Mercy drops round us are falling,” the hymn says, “but for the showers we plead.” Certainly we do. In the part of Texas where I grew up, we sang that hymn, but I’m not
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By Danny Minton As I sat down to write this, I realized that, in a way, I do exactly what I’m saying we should be cautious about, but I do plan to refine my life to match the statement at the end of this article. It’s like looking in a mirror and seeing something about yourself that you see in
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