THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury They’re as predictable as frantic taxpayers working until the hours are few on April 14 to meet income tax filing deadlines the following midnight. A nomadic bunch, they show up following hailstorms, cell phones in hand with promises to examine roofs. Yep, an unexpected call from an unknown number. “We just happen to be in the neighborhood,
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Following is the schedule of Holy Week services at St. Luke Orthodox Christian Church, 501 Sunset Drive, Abilene For more information, contact Father Philip LeMasters atfrphiliplemasters@gmail.com or go to http://www.stlukeorthodox.net. Friday, April 11: Little Compline with Canon for St. Lazarus, 6 p.m. Saturday April 12: Lazarus Saturday: Hours 9:40 a.m./Divine Liturgy 10 a.m.; 5:30 p.m., Great Vespers for Palm Sunday
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By Glenn Dromgoole For eight years, my friend and journalistic colleague Loretta Fulton has produced, at her own expense, the website, Spirit of Abilene. It’s a wonderful community service, offering news, views, and information related to the spiritual side of the community. I find that I spend more time reading Spirit every week than any other news site I have
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Two special events, both free and open to the public, will be held on Thursday and Friday of Holy Week. On Maundy Thursday, April 17, St. James United Methodist Church, 3100 Barrow St., will present a special program, “Women Who Walked With Jesus.” The public is invited to the free presentation beginning at 6 p.m. a promotional flier says: “You
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Dr. Mark Waters’ opinions in this article are his own. He is not speaking on behalf of his employer, McMurry University. By Mark Waters I am quite fond of McMurry’s Mission Statement, “Shaped by Christian principles, McMurry University challenges students to examine our complex world from multiple perspectives in preparation for lives of leadership, service, and professional success.” This statement
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By Jim Nichols It is strange what we remember. They are just incidents (or thoughts) of the past that had little importance at the time, but they stuck in our mind. Sometimes we were the recipient of the incident or thought; other times we were the donor. When I was a boy, I was fascinated by helium-filled balloons. It was
Read moreBy Danny Minton When Andy Hodges stepped from the small boat on the shore of the River Etel, he found himself on the border of German territory. Andy had volunteered to be in the Red Cross after being classified as 4-F and unable to join the war effort. Now, wearing his Red Cross insignia and carrying a white flag, he
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury I might never have resented my brother if he’d have been born other than in 1944, when Grapette was getting a foothold in our town. I had enjoyed “only child” perks for seven years, and in first grade observed that my “well-to-do” classmates brought squatty bottles of a purply soda to chase down their ham-and-cheese
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By Loretta Fulton The annual Holy Week Luncheon Series, a tradition in Abilene for over 40 years, will begin Monday, April 14. A brown bag luncheon will be held each day through Thursday, April 17, at one of four host churches–Highland, St. Paul, First Baptist, and First Central Presbyterian. Each day a minister will preach the sermon at another minister’s
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