By PHILIP LeMASTERS Those who promote Christian political agendas must take care in order to avoid damaging their souls and distorting their witness to Jesus Christ. The practices and virtues associated with the quest for earthly power, even for the best of ends, are hardly those of the Beatitudes. Christ called his followers to acquire purity of heart and love
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Abilene is filled with houses of worship but most Abilenians are familiar with the inside of only a handful. A periodic feature in Spirit of Abilene will give you an “Insider’s View” of some of those places you may have driven by many times but never entered. By LORETTA FULTON Name: Valley View Missionary Baptist ChurchLocation: 3564 Clinton St.Online: https://www.facebook.com/valleyview.baptistchurch.1/Pastor:
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By JIM NICHOLS It would be impossible to find any human who has only one set of skills and interests. Although each of us certainly develops certain aspects of our lives as basic, we each have latent secondary or tertiary topics that drive us. These additional areas of our lives are unpredictable to others, but quite real to each of
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My intrepid Uncle Mort does much “huffing and puffing” about state and national politics. At the end of the day, though–when everything is said and done–always more is said than done. Sometimes he claims to see two imaginary punching bags, one inscribed “Austin” and the other “Washington, D.C.” He flails away at them as
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By NANCY PATRICK I am currently reading novel fifteen in Louise Penny’s series featuring main character Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté of Quebec, Armand Gamache. By this time in the series, Gamache has cleaned up a corrupt police force as well as the Sûreté’s academy that graduated immoral, inhumane, and power-hungry officers. Inspector Gamache maintains his integrity throughout the series.
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By LORETTA FULTON “Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?” For a young couple who had just been ordained as ministers in the Presbyterian Church, these words from the refrain of “I, the Lord of Sea and Sky,” were especially meaningful. Sunday afternoon, July 16, members of First Central Presbyterian Church, family, and friends, affirmed the calling of Carlo
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Global Samaritan needs help over three days with a large sorting project. Ten to 20 volunteers over the age of 15 are needed Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27, to sort boxes of primarily linens. Volunteers are asked to sign up for a minimum of two hours. Fans will be set up, but it will be warm. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-noon or 1:30-4
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON If you’ve ever sent your kids off to summer camp, you know the apprehension of releasing them to be on their own that first time. I remember the story of a mother who sent her daughter, Janie, off to camp for the first time, and after the return home, she complained to the mother of her daughter’s
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury When one enjoys a musical comedy as much as we did recently on a trip to our hometown of Brownwood, mass laughter was a tonic. There’d been an almost sold-out crowd of some 300 at the Lyric Theatre, and the experience made the 140-mile drive commencing at 11 p.m. seems less daunting. My wife
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