By LORETTA FULTON Jeff Childers got plenty of feedback from the Carmichael-Walling Lectures at Abilene Christian University–and that was before the lectures were even given. It’s no surprise, considering the title of the annual lecture series: “Friends and Drunks: Two Glimpses into the Social History of the Early Christians and Their World.” Childers joked that the feedback was in the form
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A panel of 10 McMurry University students, professors and the university chaplain will present the program Tuesday for the monthly meeting of the Abilene Interfaith Council. Title of the presentation is “Interfatih Immersion: Learning Through Experience.” The panel will talk about connecting what they learned at the recent Parliament of the World’s Religions to interfaith work in West Texas. The
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON There is a box in my garage that has been sitting on the shelf for the past 10 years. It’s a white box with the words “coo-coo clock” written on the side. It was a wedding gift 50 years ago from my uncle. It’s sitting in the box because it’s broken, and I haven’t gotten around to
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By LORETTA FULTON If anyone could be pointed to as the perfect person to illustrate the topic of the 2018 Knight Lectures at Hardin-Simmons University, it was the series’ namesake, Dr. George Knight. This year’s speaker, Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles, spoke on the overall theme, “Dying to Live,” in two lectures Nov. 6. Knight, who joined the HSU religion
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You know Thanksgiving is just around the corner with the annual Mission: Thanksgiving is announced by Love & Care Ministries. The 20th annual event will be held 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the drive-through parking lot of Arrow Ford, 4001 S. First St. At the same time, a similar Mission: Thanksgiving will be held at the Merkel and Clyde
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National collection week for Operation Christmas Child is Nov. 12-19. Many local churches, organizations, and individuals are participating. Filled boxes are shipped to more than 100 countries through Samaritan’s Purse, an evangelical and charitable organization operated by Franklin Graham. Filled boxes can be dropped off at your church if it participates or at First Baptist Church, 1133 N. Third St. or
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Day Nursery of Abilene will celebrate its 45th year of child care service to the Abilene community on Thursday, Nov. 15, during its signature event, Dueling Pianos, Pies and Southern Skies. The event will take place at the 201 Mesquite Event Center beginning at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 6:45. Limited seating is available so purchase your individual tickets
Read morePopular blogger/author Jami Amerine, a 1996 graduate of Abilene Christian University, has a new book just published by Harvest House. The book and blog share the same title: “Sacred Ground, Sticky Floors: How Less-Than-Perfect Parents Can Raise Kids Who are (Kind of ) Great.” Her first book, “Stolen Jesus: An Unconventional Search for the Real Savior,” was published in October
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON Saturday, Oct. 27, was an ugly day. Eleven people who were worshipping at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue were murdered by a gunman whose hatred of Jews suddenly turned deadly. In Abilene, far from Pittsburgh, there were reminders that total strangers mourned alongside the loved ones of the victims and other Jews in Pittsburgh. Paul Cornelius,
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