Howard Payne University’s 16th annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics will feature guest speaker Rev. Elijah M. Brown, Ph.D., general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance. The lectures will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31, during HPU’s Chapel service in L.J. Mims Auditorium, and at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, in the Richard and Wanda Jackson
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A public lecture on the book of Genesis is set for Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Abilene Christian University. Dr. Mark Hamilton, professor of Old Testament at ACU, will deliver an address titled “Genesis and Its World” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Packer Forum of the Brown Library on the ACU Campus. Admission is free. The lecture also
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By Jim Nichols The return address on the envelope read “National Funeral Directors Association” and it arrived at my home address in about 1983. It contained eight brief pamphlets concerning funerals including costs, related professional services, pre-arranging, what to say or not at a funeral, children at funerals — it was a veritable gold mine of information. The arrival of
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My friend Rex Tackett, as community-minded as anyone I’ve ever known, is admired for always taking the high road, and–when necessary–the high wire as well. He takes life on with cheer, always confident of sunrise tomorrow, no matter how many clouds–dark as they may be–fluff up the sky today. He and his wife, Mariann, are
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A new survey by the Pew Research Center takes a look at who the “nones” and what they believe. The survey delves into how atheists, agnostics and those who describe their religion as “nothing in particular” see God, religion, morality, science and more. Are they opposed to religion? What are their views about science? Is their growth good or bad
Read moreBy David Wray Marilyn always wished for more discipline in her life. Failed diets, inadequate exercise, procrastination, and impulsive purchases constantly discouraged her. On New Year’s Eve 2023, she joined about one-third of Americans making resolutions. Marilyn committed to eating better, regular work outs, saving more, and reducing screen time. Unfortunately, she abandoned the resolutions after only a few weeks
Read moreBy Danny Minton I’m not a biologist or an astronomer, but both are fascinating fields to study. Over the years, I came across a couple of interesting finds that made me stop and think about the universe in which we live. Our bodies contain a protein called “Laminins.” The definition I found states, “Laminins are major proteins in the basal lamina,
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By Jim Nichols I am interested in efficiency, as, perhaps, you are. It serves us well as functioning Americans at least if we have the resources. We are taught early in life at home and school to consider the options, make a plan, and conduct the plan. We were taught to be goal oriented. Admittedly, there were some more artistic
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Several years ago, a wise guy–or perhaps a wise gal–sent an email that latched on and won’t let go. It read: “In your column today, I discovered several dozen well-chosen words.” Oh, that it could have been left at that, without a second sentence: “Unfortunately, they were intermingled among 600 that weren’t.” Ouch! Such could
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