By Nancy Patrick I live in a state of perpetual confusion these days. I used to feel pretty certain about most of the things in my life. I grew up appreciating modern medical advances and faithfully took prescribed medicines, received regular vaccinations, scheduled recommended check-ups, and pretty much accepted what doctors and other educated professionals told me. I used to
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My Uncle Mort is committed to establishing a “Go Fund Me” campaign for postal workers of America, retroactive to whenever early voting began. He suggests joint beneficiaries–directing one-half of the proceeds to whichever “save the trees” group is standing tallest–and the other half to US mail carriers. Why, you may (or may not) ask?
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Westminster Presbyterian GardenWestminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 S. 14th St., will have a grand opening for the planter box garden it is building in conjunction with the New Roots program of the International Rescue Committee. The grand opening will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, the weekend before Earth Day on April 22. It costs an estimated $65 to purchase
Read moreThe Church of Christ at Remington Ridge has seeded a new church to locate in downtown Abilene. The new effort, called The Way – A Church of Christ, offered its first service March 1 at the 201 Mesquite Event Center at the corner of Mesquite and North 2nd streets. Sunday services start at 10 a.m. “From the time we started
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Kelcy Warren, co-founder and executive chairman of Energy Transfer LP, will be the final Fletcher Lecture Series speaker this semester at Hardin-Simmons University. The lecture will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at HSU’s Houston-Landrip Center, 2241 Pine St. Admission is free, but reservations are required by March 17. Click here to reserve a seat. Kelcy Warren Warren is
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By Marianne Wood This essay contains the script for an Abilene Women’s Club presentation I gave on May 23, 2008, and subsequently shared with other civic groups. It will be included in a collection of stories I call Extraordinary Lives Among Us. I hope you will enjoy reading about an amazing American woman, Virginia Henderson Yates, a perfect choice to feature
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By Jim Nichols Even those of us who value scripture as having a special holiness and importance recognize that there are other words spoken or written by humans that have more than a hint of inspiration. A preacher friend of mine would consistently identify those by saying offhandedly, “Why, that’s almost Bible.” Here are some samples. “If we could just
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By Danny Minton “Say, Pooh, why aren’t you busy?” I said.“Because it’s a nice day,” said Pooh.“Yes, but___”“But you could be doing something important,” I said.“I am,” said Pooh.“Oh? Doing What?”“Listening,” he said.“Listening to what?”“To the birds. And that squirrel over there.”“What are they saying?” I asked.“That it’s a nice day,” said Pooh.“But you know that already,” I said.“Yes, but
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My Uncle Mort sometimes has “bats in his belfry.” Fact is, he’s heard such second, third and fourth-hand opinions so many times that he’s begun research about these flying mammals. Now, he swells with pride when he hears the description, believing that he and bats are both grossly misunderstood. The expression– first appearing in a
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