The Abilene Association of Congregations has an excellent speaker lined up for its Jan. 22 meeting. Bob Delony, a former homicide detective for the Houston Police Deparment, teaches criminal justices courses at Abilene Christian University and works part-time for the ACU Police Department. Bob’s wife of 48 years, Dr. Mikee Delony, is chair of the Department of Language and Literature
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By LORETTA FULTON The hymns of Francis Jane (Fanny) Crosby will be featured Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Wednesday evening programming at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Guest speaker will be Glenn Dromgoole, a member of First Central, former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, prolific writer, and owner, with his wife, Carol, of Texas Star Trading Company. A
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By LORETTA FULTON The 32 years of ministry by the Rev. Andrew Penns as pastor of Valley View Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrated at the church, 3564 Clinton St., at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19.Theme will be, “Counting the Cost of Leadership,” based on Isaiah 55:4. The Rev. J.W. Webbs, pastor of New Fellowship Baptist Church, will be guest
Read moreIDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury My ancient Uncle Mort claims only fuzzy memories of Texas’ first hockey games. He said something about chipmunks competing on 50-pound ice blocks, or something equally absurd. Suffice it to say that the sport has fully arrived. When 86,000 fans showed up at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl for the “hockey classic” featuring the Dallas
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By JIM NICHOLS The sound was faint at first. As it became louder, we were able to sense some direction to it. It was coming near to us. Finally, not only could we hear the geese honking, but we could see a large group swooping from our back left to our front left. They were in the classic V formation,
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON More than likely, everyone reading this has heard the phrase “Kilroy Was Here!” It was a popular phrase during WWII and continued for years afterward. But have you ever asked, “Who was Kilroy”? There are a lot of myths about him, but Kilroy really was a real person. James J. Kilroy was hired by the Bethlehem Steel
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The Abilene Interfaith Council, which meets monthly September through May, now has its own website. Please visit at http://www.abileneinterfaith.org The Abilene Interfaith Council’s spring programming will get off to a beautiful start Thursday, Jan. 16, with a presenation by iconographer Linda Fowler. Fowler will speak on “The Heritage of Iconography for Eastern Orthodox Christians.” The program will begin at 7
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By TERRY CAGLE On November 14, my wonderful mother-in-law passed away. After an intense but mercifully short struggle with lung cancer, she quietly left this broken world and entered the eternal kingdom of God. Her “not-yet” became her “forever now.” She passed right after my wife, her sister Cecile and sister-in-law Diane finished the chorus to her favorite hymn, “It
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By LORETTA FULTON The first time Mike Wurman undertook a monumental endeavor, he came back with “A Sketch & A Prayer.” This time, he finished with a number of sketches and a bunch of prayers. Wurman is the father of Brittany Pigott, a student in the physician assistant program at Hardin-Simmons University. Each spring, first-year students go on a mission
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