• In The Spotlight: Anne Tippens

    Everyday Ministry shines the spotlight on those who try to stay out of it. They’re the ones who stay in the background, quietly doing the small things that make life

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  • Hendrick Chaplain Addresses Association of Congregatons

    By Loretta Fulton Wesley Erickson, Director of Mission and Ministry at Hendrick Health, will speak on a topic he knows well at the Wednesday, Sept. 23, meeting of the Abilene

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  • Catholic Parishes Fall Festivals

    Local Catholic parishes will be hosting fall festivals, beginning Saturday, Sept. 26.  Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 837 Jeanette St., will have a two-day festival Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27. Saturday’s

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  • Interfaith Council Invites Public To Film Screening

    The Abilene Interfaith Council invites the public to a screening of Fordson: Faith, Fasting, and Football, followed by a discussion led by Dr. Zach Ingle, a film studies scholar and

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  • A Statement of Faith

    By Glenn Dromgoole Not every Sunday, but some Sundays, we stand together in church and recite the Apostles Creed. Every now and then, maybe, the Nicene Creed. And there are

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  • Smashed Windshield

    By Jim Nichols Barbara Brown Taylor is a wordsmith who can pack a sermon into an amazingly small number of keystrokes. In a short essay titled Life-Giving Fear, she wrote

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  • Somewhere In My Memory

    By Danny Minton I stumbled across a conversation this week where people were discussing when they put up their Christmas trees. It may sound like a strange question almost one

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  • Fall Numbers Strong at Universities

    By Loretta Fulton McMurry and Abilene Christian universities set enrollment records while Hardin-Simmons University experienced enrollment growth, record-setting residence hall occupancy, and continued expansion in high-demand academic programs. McMurry welcomed

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  • Holy Family Celebrates 50 Years As A Parish

    Holy Family Catholic Church5410 Buffalo Gap Road325-692-1820holyfamilyabilene.org Timeline1972–Holy Family Catholic Center became a mission of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and met in the old Central Catholic School on Sherman Drive1976–Holy

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  • Investment Banker Next Fletcher Series Speaker at HSU

    By Loretta Fulton The leader of Hilltop Securities, Inc., and its subsidiaries will be the next speaker in the fall  Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University. Brad Winges, president and

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‘The Cross, The Crown’ Easter Worship Experience

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The Cross, The CrownWednesday through Friday, April 16-18, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 19, 3 p.m.Abilene Convention Center. No tickets, no registration By the Numbers200–Total participants44–Cast members86–Adult choir24–Orchestra members12–Backstage crew31–Angels (Students grades 7-12)24–”King Scene Kids” (grades 4-5) By Loretta Fulton Approximately 200 people are combining their talents, time, and resources to bring The Cross, The Crown to the stage of the Abilene

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Pilate on the Move

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By Jim Nichols Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to make a decision, and it just seemed like an impossible one? On the one hand, this direction seemed to be the best but, on the other hand, the opposite appeared strongly attractive. What if the decision is not just about an ordinary aspect of your

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Roofers at the Ready

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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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St. Luke Orhodox Holy Week Schedule

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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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$25 for a Good Cause

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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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Special Holy Week Events

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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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Christian Higher Education

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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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Balloons and Goldfish

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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

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