The Abilene Association of Congregations will have a special guest speaker for the April 24 meeting. Zach Ingle, a visiting assistant professor of communication at Hardin-Simmons University, will talk about the history of Jesus films. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m. in the parish hall of Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo
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Links to previous stories First Baptist Church Pastor Resignshttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/07/first-baptist-church-pastor-resigns/FBC Welcomes New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2023/01/26/fbc-welcomes-new-pastorFirst Baptist Names New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2022/12/19/first-baptist-names-new-pastor By Loretta FultonPastors are lined up for Sunday mornings through May 12 at First Baptist Church, but the process for selecting a full-time senior pastor has just begun. Brandon Hudson, who was senior pastor for just over a year, resigned following a DUI arrest
Read moreBy Danny Minton “I don’t like being called a hero because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. Even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room.” Miep (Meep) Gies Hermine Santrouschitz was born to a struggling Catholic couple in February of 1909
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The Abilene Association of Congregations will have a special guest speaker for the April 24 meeting. Zach Ingle, a visiting assistant professor of communication at Hardin-Simmons University, will talk about Christian faith and film. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m. in the parish hall of Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap
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By Nancy Patrick Have you ever felt so full of competing emotions that your brain, heart, and gut could not sort them out for labeling purposes? I find myself in that commingled state as I write this article. We like to think that we can bounce back to our former selves after any bad decision we make—that we can receive
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By Jim Nichols The forestry worker was carrying a red container of fuel. As he poured out the fuel, he simultaneously pulled a trigger that sparked a flame that ignited the fuel. Walking through the forest, he was setting it on fire—on purpose. Why would that be a positive act? A clearly distinguishing feature of pine trees is, of course,
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The Lord is my rock, and the Lord is my shepherd — faithful and loving. 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.
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by Mike Patrick Like most people, I am a peace-lover. I have on occasion been fortunate to facilitate peace, a peacemaker. By nature, I avoid confronting others. However, when caring enough for or about someone or something, times come along to bring an issue to the table. In pastoral care, we like to use the term “carefrontation.” I care enough
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Enough already. The eclipse of April 8 has been smothered with coverage by both mass and social media. Americans–some who flail at things that go “bump” in the night–yearned for even more darkness! They carved out time from busy schedules and squeezed funds from their budgets to make their way to a slice of the
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