• Glenn Dromgoole Launches Civility Website

    Abilene author Glenn Dromgoole has launched a new website to promote civility. “Over the years, I’ve written a lot about civility in books and articles,” Dromgoole said. “I just wanted

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  • New Branch of Presbyterian Church Opens in Abilene

    Branches of the Presbyterian Church represented in AbilenePresbyterian Church USA–First Central Presbyterian, 400 Orange St., and Westminster Presbyterian, 4515 S. 14th St. Click here to learn more about the Presbyterian

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  • Ballet Folklorico 2026

    Bodas y Fiestas de MexicoWhat: Ballet Folklórico de Alvaro Muñoz presents “Bodas y Fiestas de Mexico”When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19Where: Paramount Theater, 352 Cypress St. Tickets: Click here for tickets.

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  • State Line Road

    By Jim Nichols Many of us (including me) have wonderings circulating through our brain that have been there from childhood into adulthood. One question for me is why humans tend

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  • His Name Was Hody

    By Danny Minton I recently heard the story of a man named Hody Buford Childress. After hearing it, I had to check into his life a little more. Chances are

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  • Meals on Wheels Director Earns National Award

    By Loretta Fulton Meals on Wheels Plus employees and volunteers got good news and sad news this week. The good news is that Betty Bradley, executive director, was honored with

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  • Director of Christian Service Center Retiring

    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTERDec. 13, 1965–Organized under the direction of 16th and Vine Street Church of ChristJanuary 1967–Grew to include four other congregations, each assuming some financial responsibilityMay 1, 1968–Turned the

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  • I Have a Dream

    By Danny Minton It was Aug. 28, 1963, when Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and gave his now-famous “I

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  • The Spiritual Practice of Waving

    By Isaiah Core The Texas state motto is “Friendship” and was adopted in 1930 by the legislature. The word Texas is derived from the Caddo word “Tejas” meaning friend or

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  • Words and More Words (“Thoughts,” Part 2)

    By Nancy Patrick People who have known me only as an adult express surprise when I tell them that I was one of the quietest students in all my classes.

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Majority of Black Americans say sermons should address political topics, Pew Research Survey Finds

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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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Do You Ever Feel Overwhelmed?

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Editor’s Note: Laura Lacey Johnson is a former employee of KTXS-TV, the Community Foundation of Abilene, and Howard Payne University in Brownwood. She now lives in Missouri and is an author and creator of Christian videos. She will be an occasional contributor to Spirit of Abilene. To see more, go to https://lauralaceyjohnson.com Scripture Passage: Mark 14:34 “My soul is overwhelmed with

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Christian Scientists consider meaningful worship in time of crisis

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The Bible quote “God is love” appears near the front of almost every sanctuary in Christian Science churches, including in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, the headquarters for the denomination. Editor’s Note: Shellie Evans, a member of the local Christian Science congregation, submitted the following news release concerning the annual meeting of the church in Boston. The

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A Quiet Week in Lake Wobegon?

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IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury It is ironic that author/broadcasting legend Garrison Keillor’s mythical hometown of Lake Wobegon is only an hour’s “crow fly” journey from Minneapolis. I saunter in where angels fear to tread–this needless mixing make believe with reality in the same paint can–but serious news folks do so all the time, so why not? Once asked about

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Student Voices Lifted in Protest And Prayer

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By LORETTA FULTON The voices sometimes were loud, sometimes plaintive, sometimes pleading, sometimes angry, all from students, faculty, and associates of Abilene’s three church-affiliated universities. They joined the chorus of other voices across Abilene and the nation that have spoken in the same tones in recent days. All were spoken in the aftermath of the latest incident of police brutality

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