Editor’s Note: This poem by Pioneer Drive Baptist Church member Carolyn Newman was read during the Aug 30 retirement party for longtime church pastor Stan Allcorn. R-E- T-I-R-E M-E-N- T,STAN ALLCORN IS RETIRING FROM PDBC.WE WILL MISS YOUR SERMONS AND WHAT WE’VE OFTEN HEARD,“WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE READING OF GOD’S WORD?” NO WATERED DOWN SERMONS WITH PATS ON
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DESPITE COVID, CSC PROVIDES CLOTHING FOR SCHOOL KIDSEven a pandemic couldn’t halt the annual Operation Blue Jeans at Christian Service Center. The event provides children with free school clothes and shoes. As of August 27, Christian Service Center had provided clothing and tennis shoes for 163 elementary aged children and 63 middle school students. For an appointment to come in
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON I woke up early one morning and couldn’t go back to sleep; one of those mornings when things run through your mind like a racehorse. My mind was racing with issues with families, preparing for a funeral, and getting my weekly thoughts out. Sometimes I wake up and am concerned about something I said or did. I
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK Sometimes my brain runs in overdrive. I feel as if I have drunk several energy drinks or a couple of espressos, but I haven’t. My head stays full of so many of the stories that saturate our lives that my brain refuses to take a time out. I spend a lot of time thinking about the differences
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS My elementary school was within walking distance of my home. It was even close enough that I walked home from school for lunch. We apparently had a rather long time for lunch because, even though it was several blocks, I do not remember having to hurry home and hurry back to school. It was certainly preferable to
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By LORETTA FULTON Praise music, scripture reading, prayers, homilies–and a dash of COVID-19 humor–greeted Abilene university students this week as they returned to campus after an extra long spring break that morphed into summer. Like most colleges nationwide, Abilene’s three universities shut down on-campus classes after spring break due to the COVID pandemic. Classes were held online for the remainder
Read more“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24 (NIV) Hi, I’m Laura Lacey Johnson. The other day, my family and I were talking about sports teams and their mascots. And I got to thinking about my son’s favorite basketball team, the San Antonio Spurs. A spur is a metal tool worn on
Read moreEditor’s Note: The oldest daughter of Don and Brenda Newbury died August 15. Following is a message from Don Newbury concerning the service, which will be livestreamed on Saturday, August 22. Don Newbury writes the weekly Idle American column that is published in several hundred newspapers and on Spirit of Abilene. Newbury is the retired president of Howard Payne University.
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON To wear a mask or not to wear a mask has been one of the biggest controversies during the pandemic. Some say it’s an invasion of their constitutional rights to require them to wear a mask. Others point out that masks will not keep you from getting the virus, while others post concerns about masks restricting oxygen
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