By Danny Minton Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam in June of 1945, having lost his wife and friends during their imprisonment in Nazi work camps and having no knowledge of the fate of his two daughters, Margot and Anne. He moved in with Jan and Miep Gies, two of the people who had cared for him and his family as
Read moreEaster, or Pascha, will be celebrated May 5 in Orthodox churches, which follow a different calendar from Western churches. St. Luke Orthodox Christian Church, 501 Sunset Drive, will observe the following schedule. Visitors are welcome. Contact Father Philip LeMasters, frphiliplemasters@gmail.com, for more information. Friday, April 26: Little Compline with Canon for St. Lazarus, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27: Hours 9:40
Read moreFor further information: Kristy McDonough325-665-2200ksmcdonough89@gmail.com The local leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered a large check to help local refugees assimilate into the community by providing money to help with settlement and starting small businesses. There will also be a large donation of beds to help refugees settle here in Abilene. Ravimaran Savari, Deputy Director
Read moreBy Marianne Wood I can’t get past Easter. Some say you should never, ever. And I agree with them more this year, thanks to a dozen or so visual artists who dared to share what God revealed to them. This year I enjoyed Easter installations at home and away. At home, another Holy Week envisioned by artists at my church
Read moreBy Danny Minton In April of 1943, Major William Martin began a journey that would save thousands of lives during WWII. Major Martin was an officer in the British Royal Marines who, on April 30th, was sent on a mission across the English Channel. In his satchel were secret documents concerning the invasion of British and Allied forces to take
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Editor’s Note: Locally, only two congregations remain United Methodist Churches, St. Paul and St. James. Most Methodist congregations in Abilene and its jurisdictional region, the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church to join the conservative Global Methodist Church or to become independent. The Global Methodist Church launched May 1, 2022. Since the disaffiliation process started, the
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A documentary of last summer’s Racial Healing of America Revival and Bus Tour is now available online. The documentary was made by Alisha Janette Taylor and TaylorMadeStudios and contains images and a narrative for the tour. Here’s the link for the documentary: https://taylormadestudios.vhx.tv/products Alisha Taylor Alisha Taylor is the daughter of Dr. Jerry Taylor, Associate Professor of Bible, Missions and Ministry
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Father in heaven — praise you, thank you, protect us, forgive us. Amen. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My ancient Uncle Mort is not one to speak negatively of neighbors, unless they live at least three cattleguards away. He recently “spilled the beans” on a neighbor who lives so deep in the thicket that no one passes his house going to town. The old guy admitted to Mort recently that he had made
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