IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury “We’ve never done it that way before.” The expression was well worn before the pandemic came along. Lately, creative juices have been milked dry for new ways to conduct commencements, weddings and funerals. The late Roy Kornegay, a church leader who died recently in Amarillo, might well have observed, “So what?” When softball nudged against
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK I often wonder what will happen if I ever run out of things to write about. Not only does writing provide my primary form of expression, but it also serves as cheap therapy for all my neuroses. Those result from my brain’s constant thinking and fretting about national and international conditions I fear I cannot impact. My
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Here in the calendar vicinity of Fathers’ Day, I have some “thank yous” to identify. It sounds like a prayer for my dad. Dad,We met in a delayed fashion. You were in Italy in the war when I was born and we first encountered one another when I was 14 months old. Mother told me many times
Read moreBishop Michael Sis of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo recorded this video about the importance of maintaining patience and discipline during the coronavirus pandemic. Although the message was prepared for Catholics in the diocese, it is a good reminder to all.
Read moreThe Diocese of San Angelo Catholic Charismatic Service Committee is sponsoring a Divine Encounter on Saturday as part of the diocesan annual conference. TThe conference will begin on YouTube at 9 a.m. Chaplain Albert Ezeanya will give a talk on Divine Encounter in the Eucharist. Bishop Michael Sis will speak about Divine Encounter in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The talks
Read moreA stay-in-your-car prayer rally will be held Saturday morning and will be broadcast on KWTC Radio. The prayer rally will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday on parts of the I-20 service road at Highway 84 and Loop 322. Guests are asked to pull off to the side of the roads that surround Abilene and offer prayers that will be broadcast
Read morePresbyterian News ServiceMike FergusonLOUISVILLE — Ruling Elder Marj Carpenter, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 207th General Assembly (1995), a tireless supporter and interpreter of mission and for 15 years director of the Presbyterian News Service, died Saturday, June 13, in Big Spring, Texas, following a long illness. She was 93. In addition to her work with the Presbyterian
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ACU NEWS RELEASEEmerald Cassidy To help fill a void created by the closing of another seminary in its home city, Abilene Christian University is creating a Baptist Studies Center (BSC) in its Graduate School of Theology (GST). Dr. Myles Werntz has been named the founding director of the new center. He currently serves as the T.B. Maston Chair of Christian
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Anna Schiller Communications ManagerPew Research Center For black Americans, faith and racial justice have long intersected. Throughout history, houses of worship served as central gathering places where black communities discussed political issues and civic action. Given that tradition, black Americans and white Americans have differing views on the role that political topics such as race relations and criminal justice reform
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