• ‘In Remembrance of Grover Everett’

    Click here to read a story about a 2019 project commemorating the site of Grover Everett’s death. The Community Remembrance Project was sponsored by the Equal Justice Initiative to bring

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  • Meet Larry McGraw

    By Loretta Fulton You know “The Voice” when you hear it, whether at a Hardin-Simmons University sporting event, at First Baptist Church, as host announcer for the Celebration Singers, or

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  • To Do The Works of God

    By Danny Minton Over my years in ministry, I have observed many who love the Lord doing things that may seem small to some of us, but are successful because

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  • Pacing

    By Jim Nichols One of the better decisions I made as a youth was to conclude that I was not a sprinter. When children are learning to walk, they also

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  • Juneteenth In Abilene

    By Loretta Fulton The installation of a historical marker noting the killing of a Black man at an Abilene hotel in 1922 will highlight Juneteenth observances in Abilene. The marker

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  • Returning from a Hiatus

    By Nancy Patrick For some time, I have tried to write an article for Spirit of Abilene about every other week, but lately my life has demanded that I take

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  • Companions on the Journey: 7 Important Women from Church History

    Editor’s Note: The article was first posted on Mosaic, a weekly email from the Siburt Institute at ACU. Mosaic “curates reflections on Christian leadership, spiritual vitality, and cultural engagement.” By

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  • Best Focus

    By Jim Nichols Every school day began in the same predictable manner. Mrs. Scanlin got everyone’s attention and began singing as we all joined in. The chorus of the song

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  • Food Bank Starts Senior Resource Day

    Food Bank of West Central Texas Service area includes 13 area counties. Purpose is to alleviate hunger through food distribution, community partnerships, and outreach programs that connect neighbors with critical

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  • Southern Gospel Music Camp Returns to Howard Payne

    Summer Music CampWhat: 30th annual summer music camp sponsored by the Texas Southern Gospel School of Music. For details and to apply, Click here.Where: Howard Payne UniversityWhen: June 15-26 By Loretta

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Terry Bradshaw Featured Speaker at Meals on Wheels 50th Anniversary Celebration

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Tickets and more informationIndividual tickets are $150. Click here to purchase tickets.Meals on Wheels is requesting a favorite memory or story from the past 50 years to share with others. Click here to add your story. For more information about sponsorships or tickets, contact Betty Bradley, executive director, at 325-672-5050 or bbradley@mealsonwheelsplus.com  By Loretta Fulton Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw will be guest speaker for

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A Life of Performance

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By Jim Nichols The internet notes that Everly, Iowa, had a population of 575 in the 2020 census. Over the decades that has remained steady and is similar to the time when our family would venture on summer vacation to Aunt Bea and Uncle Bill’s farm outside Everly. That farm was what one would envision as a true Midwest farm.

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The Farmer and the Lord

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By Danny Minton The late Jim Reeves has always been one of my favorite singers. I owned several of his LP albums in high school. One that I particularly enjoyed was entitled “Talkin’ To Your Heart.” Several selections were poetic, and I liked them so much that I memorized a few. One that I have quoted in several Bible classes

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I Heard God Speak

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By Carlo Sosa-Ortiz  I know the modest language of my cat.Her eyes, her twirling whiskers, her flinching tail.Dark evenings, she waits by the door,rolling at each greeting, paws up, waving me in.Her body dances. Her purr an old Ford motor,a pulsing power line. Love speaks in simple gestures.No need for superfluous prattle,words of promise or prestige.Her familiar chorus sings to

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Looking Back at Easter

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THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Easter 2025 was a time like none other! Before choirs proclaimed that He is risen, before church bells sounded around the world celebrating Jesus’ resurrection and before children skittered across lawns for multicolored eggs, I saw history’s greatest moment patterned in a quiet Fort Worth neighborhood. It’s a place where tattered lives are transformed

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The Next Pope

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Editor’s note: Funeral for Pope Francis has been set for Saturday in St. Peter’s Square with viewing to begin Wednesday. By Dr. Paul Fabrizio The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday is an opportunity for the Catholic Church to change. The change would not involve dogma, doctrine, liturgy, or prayers. Rather, a new pope will change what the Church

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