By DANNY MINTON Running late to get to my breakfast meeting, I decided to take a shortcut, bypassing the school zone that would have made me even later. This particular morning I was watching carefully since there were children out by the curb waiting on the school bus. Passing several houses, I spot an old man in his late eighties
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Slower than a sleeping snail! More negative than an electron! Able to stall plans with a single doubt! Look! Over there! It’s a man! It’s a woman! It’s “Obstacle Man!” Yes, it’s “Obstacle Man!” Strange creature from within our number who comes to meetings with thoughts and ideas far more negative than sub-zero! “Obstacle Man!” Who can
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By MARK WATERS “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 recently revised mission statement is the cornerstone of McMurry’s decision to develop a minor in interfaith studies. I will unpack the intent of the mission statement below to show the
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By DAN STIVER A recent Barna study of Bible appreciation and usage among Americans (here referring to people in the U.S.) is encouraging (https://www.barna.com/research/state-of-the-bible-2018-seven-top-findings/). It indicates that half of all American people use the Bible, many “give a lot of thought” to it, and many find it helps them to be better people. This is significant in light of reports
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK American author Sandra Cisneros wrote “House on Mango Street,” one of my favorite stories to teach in a literature class. The story focuses on the protagonist, Esperanza, and her life growing up in a poor Latino neighborhood in Chicago in the 1950s. Most critics agree that Cisneros bases Esperanza on herself and her frequent negative childhood experiences,
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By DANNY MINTON Question: How many of you go to church on Sunday? Raise your hand! Wow! That’s impressive. Okay, how many of you go to church mostly on Easter or at Christmas? I see a few two-timers. Okay, how many of you take your children to church or at least did when they were at home? Most of you! Again
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By JANICE SIX A couple of years ago for Christmas my son and his wife gave me a framed quote from a song by the Avett Brothers. The quote reads, “Always remember there is nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name.” Whether speaking of our family name, or referring to our shared name as followers
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON You sit quietly in your home with your family and the phone rings. On the other end is a voice, a voice from the past that brings back memories, memories that you wanted to forget. The voice on the phone is trembling, and you hear the sniffles of tears. You are stunned and want to hang up
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON My wife, Kathy, and I sat down and watched a movie late one night entitled, “A Smile as Big as the Moon.” It was a true story about a coach who was also a special education teacher and his class of special needs children. The class was a variety of kids, Tourette syndrome, autism, ADHD, Downs’s syndrome and
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Spirit Of Abilene 