AT SEVENTEEN
I wish I had known then what I realize now I didn’t know then.
Read more‘EPIPHANY’ OR ‘THEOPHANY,’ THE MEANING IS THE SAME
By Loretta Fulton “Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.” Thus began the “First Royal Hour of the Theophany Friday, Jan. 5, at St. Luke Orthodox Church, or “St. Luke Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church,” as the sign at 501 Sunset Drive says. Father Philip LeMasters, priest at the church, opened
Read moreA LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
“Sometimes your light goes out but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” Albert Schweitzer (Danny Minton writes “Thursday Thoughts” for the church leadership at Southern Hills Church of Christ. He shares one of those weekly writings with readers
Read moreBravo!
Bravo I say, bravo to you for giving it your very best. Bravo, bravo!
Read moreOVERFLOWING
My cup overflows with beauty I cannot describe and grace I do not deserve.
Read moreGRATITUDE IS A CHOICE
By Mike Patrick Evelyn Bailey became a well respected artist in San Antonio. Her father deserted the family for another woman and left her mother to raise the children. In addition to enduring that difficulty, Evelyn (as well as one of her sisters) contracted polio as a child. Following experimental surgeries, she had a severe limp the rest of
Read more‘RESOLUTION’ DIFFERENT FROM ‘GOAL’
By Danny Minton I Am Resolved… As I stepped on the scales this morning, the LED screen came on, flickered a little, then went blank. Maybe it needs a new battery I was thinking, so I stepped off and then on again. Nothing. But the battery isn’t that old was my thinking, so I tried it one more time. This
Read moreLIFE LINES: LOOK BOTH WAYS
By Larry Baker I caught myself acting on a childhood lesson on a one-way street. I walked from a building and headed toward my car across the street. At curbside I stopped, as a voice in my head instructed, “Look both ways!” I looked first right, then left, and caught myself chuckling. “Why?” I wondered. “Traffic’s only coming from one
Read moreLAST MINUTE STOCKING STUFFERS
By Loretta Fulton For your Christmas enjoyment, here are some last minute stocking-stuffers from Spirit of Abilene. These little gems are sure to bring a smile and make you grateful for the spirit of Christmas. The top photos are from the Christmas party hosted Dec. 19 by Hillcrest Church of Christ for refugees experiencing
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