By TERRY CAGLE Back in the fall of 1995, I attended my 20th high school reunion for the Abilene High class of ’75. Since many of us were in town, the church we attended decided to have a “youth group reunion” on the Sunday of the reunion weekend. Since I was the only “pastor” of the group, I was asked
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By DANNY MINTON Turn on the TV, listen to a conversation, or walk down the mall and you’ll get a picture of the world of our youth today. Sex, violence, drugs, are shown and discussed in many circles. The apathetic work ethic and laziness are thrown out for us to consider. We label a whole generation based on what we
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By SR. BRIGIT-CAROL AND DIANE ROSE “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 In our Western culture, we have been conditioned to be comfortable with noise and crowds. Actually, we are addicted to noise. We’ve got to have it! Silence often makes us uncomfortable, and it is certainly not something our society values. Silence interferes with the
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON It was April 6, 1945, just off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The U.S. naval forces were preparing for an eventual attack on the island with many of the U.S. fleet off the shores. One of those ships was the USS North Carolina, the ship which my dad served on during the last few years of WWII. On
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By LORETTA FULTON Jeff Key looked worried. And then he began to talk and everyone understood why. Key annually gives a State of the World address to members of First Central Presbyterian Church, where he was a member when he taught political science at Hardin-Simmons University. He now is associate professor of government and international affairs at Sweet Briar College,
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By LORETTA FULTON In the fall of 2003, the International Rescue Committee annouced that it would open a satellite office of the Dallas office in Abilene. By January 2004, the first of many to come had arrived in Abilene. On Jan. 24, Abilenians joined refugees and IRC staff and volunteers to celebrate their 15-year partnership. Abilene has been enriched and
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Martin Luther King Day was observed across America on Monday as the nation paid tribute to the Civil Rights Movement leader who was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Abilenians turned out, despite a fierce wind, to march across the MLK Jr. bridge on the east side of town. They carred a banner, flags, and signs in honor of
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To Be or Not to Be By Nancy Patrick What you know of me— Fragile minutiae, Miniscule iota, Deceptive shard. Evasive splinter of— Who I am Was Have been Can be Might be Would be Could be May be Must be Should be Will be. By NANCY PATRICK In 1962 when I was 12-years-old, Neil Sedaka released his hit
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The International Rescue Committee will celebrate 15 years in Abilene with a gathering from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the IRC office, 3305 North Third St., Suite 320. The public is invited to come for refreshments and to meet some of the refugees. For full details, read Loretta Fulton’s article from the Abilene Reporter-News. https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/faith/2019/01/18/international-rescue-committee-assists-refugees-making-abilene-home/2585425002/ Refugees worship at
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Spirit Of Abilene 