By Nancy Patrick In my daily crossword puzzle the other day I ran across the word “ingrate.” I began thinking about that word and concluded that perhaps I should add it to my vocabulary. “Ingrate” refers a thankless, ungrateful, forgetful, unsatisfied, or mindless person. Do we have such people in our world today? The answer is “yes,” and we find
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Stephen Cox is not an imposing figure. Still, he has the countenance and features to be a Clark Kent look-alike, even if considerably smaller in stature. You remember Clark, right? He’s the guy who morphed quickly from his role as a reporter for a large metropolitan newspaper into Superman, the movie and comic book figure
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By Loretta Fulton The Abilene Interfaith Council is beginning the 2024-25 programming year with an invitation from its new president, Susanna Lubanga. “If you have ever been curious about Interfaith in Abilene, just come to one of our events,” she said. “They are laid back and there is something for everyone.” The first meeting of the new programming year, which
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By Glenn Dromgoole Some of you might remember Andy Garcia, who was the UPS delivery man in downtown Abilene for many years – more than 30, I think. He always brightened everyone’s day when he walked in with a package and a greeting: “Hello, my friend!” He retired several years ago, but I still run into him from time to
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View Post The public is invited to hear JD Stillwater speak on “Nature’s Scripture: The Interfaith Promise of Science” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Old Main Auditorium on the McMurry University campus. The free program will be live-streamed, hosted by the Abilene Interfaith Council. Stillwater is a science ambassador and former classroom teacher. He is one of the
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McMurry University selected Dr. Lynne Murray, current president of Baker University in Kansas, as its new president to replace Dr. Sandra Harper, who is retiring. McMurry issued the following news release: Dr. Lynne Murray, who currently serves as president of Baker University, has been unanimously elected as the 11th president of McMurry University by the Board of Trustees and will
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Dr. Anna Carter Florence, a professor at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, will be guest speaker for the Festival of Faith at First Central Presbyterian Church Sunday and Monday, Sept. 15-16. Florence, who is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at the seminary, will speak at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. Sunday and at an 11:45
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Naomi Wood, Abilene Area Coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, will be guest speaker for the September meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held Sept. 18 at Wylie Methodist Church, 3430 Antilley Road. The meeting begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m. A $3 donation is requested for lunch. The program,
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury It was an absolute accident that likely couldn’t be duplicated, even with the most fastidious planning. My uncle Mort and three of his buddies playing dominoes at the general store in the thicket were caught up in the most bizarre circumstance that may forever alter the game. In the future, perhaps only wooden dominoes will
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