By JANICE SIX “What you do speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you say.” This quote is a favorite of mine. It’s certainly not original to me. Most who occupy their time searching for the origin of quotes believe it to be a variation of a saying attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson in an essay published in 1895. The
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON I love football! It’s pretty obvious since I talk about it so often, using illustrations and stories. Growing up, we didn’t start football until the seventh grade, although we did do some practicing a year earlier. I was fortunate to be on a state championship team as a senior and attending several Dallas Cowboy games in the
Read moreABILENE INTERFAITH COUNCIL NEXT MEETING: 12 noon Tuesday, April 10, Gerhart Hall, Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St. PROGRAM: Loretta Fulton, “Covering the Religion Beat” DETAILS: Free and open to the public. Lunch provided by donations or bring your own. By LORETTA FULTON Stephanie Hamm and Norm Bowman grew up as friends at Burkburnett
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON America’s pastor died Feb. 21, leaving behind millions of mourners nationwide, some of whom were introduced to Christianity and the Bible thanks to the late Rev. Billy Graham. According to Graham’s official obituary, he died Feb. 21 at his home in North Carolina at 7:46 a.m Eastern time. Graham preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Our lives have never been more open than they are today due to the outbreak of “Social Media” and “Blogs.” Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat and the like are words that have become common everyday words, especially to the younger generation, but spanning all age groups. Add to the “Social Media” the vast number of blogs
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON Open Michael Hurd’s book, “Thursday Night Lights,” turn to page 108 and you will be looking at a familiar face, although in an unfamiliar pose. That’s the Rev. Andrew Penns as a student at the old Carter G. Woodson High School in Abilene, when he weighed 150 pounds and was considered “large for my class” and
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON A funny thing happened after Abilene Hope Haven lost 70 percent of its funding. The loss of $278,000 in Department of Housing and Urban Development funding didn’t force Abilene Hope Haven to close. Instead, it forced its leaders to take a fresh look. While Hope Haven was receiving HUD money, it operated under certain rules. Without that
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Have you ever lost anything and couldn’t find it? Have you ever worked on something only to have it get destroyed in the blink of an eye? Well, that’s what happened to me recently. I had spent an hour writing my Thursday Thoughts for Southern Hill Church of Christ and went to
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON The title of an exhibit that runs through May 19 at the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature is “Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards.” But on the evening of Feb. 12, the NCCIL became “Our Voice: Celebrating the Life of the Rev. Dr. Leo Scott.” Choirs from local African-American congregations
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