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‘Thank you God for Sending Grace and Carlo to Us’

By LORETTA FULTON Two familiar faces at First Central Presbyterian Church gained special status Sunday, June 11, when they were named associate pastors. Carlo Sosa-Ortiz and Grace Sosa, a husband and wife team, already were serving positions at the church, but following the vote of the congregation on June 11, they will be ordained as ministers in the Presbyterian Church

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Just Try Harder

By JIM NICHOLS I could hardly wait until I was eight years old and eligible to play Cub Scout baseball. That was the earliest age at which boys in my city had the option of being in an organized league with dads as coaches, real bases with chalk lines, caps, and t-shirts with major league names on them for uniforms.

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The Basket

By DANNY MINTON It used to be ordinary for traveling missionaries to go through areas of the African jungles and establish congregations of Christian worshipers. When first converted, many of these congregations were very strict and serious about following the way of the New Testament, especially when it came to giving to God. At many of these meetings, it was

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Former Logsdon Professor Takes SBC to Task

Meredith Stone, a former Logsdon Seminary professor who now leads the national Baptist Women in Ministry, has written an opinion piece criticizing two recent votes by the Southern Baptist Convention.  The article, titled, “The Southern Baptist Convention is Wrong,” was posted on the Baptist News Global website. It chastises the SBC for its votes that deny women the opportunity to

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IRC Hosting World Refugee Day Celebration

By LORETTA FULTON Abilenians are invited to join local refugees in celebrating World Refugee Day on Tuesday, June 20. The come-and-go celebration will be 4-6 p.m. at the Community Foundation of Abilene office, 850 N. First St. It will include dance lessons, traditional African games, and book readings in multiple languages. “This day honors the strength and courage of people

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Meet Marty CashBurless

By LORETTA FULTON Marty CashBurless returned to McMurry University as campus chaplain in 2017 and now it is time to move on. She won’t be leaving town right away, but the campus she has served and got her degree from will no longer be where she’ll spend time. CashBurless will retire as Director of Religious and Spiritual Life/University Chaplain effective

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Uncle Mort: Consultant in Waiting

THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My aged Uncle Mort sometimes stumbles across what he calls “business opportunities,” not unlike hogs stumbling over acorns every now and again. He claims that an epiphany experienced during a recent Sam’s Club visit has led to his dusting off a rarely-used business card indicating that he is a “consultant.” I’m not sure

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Rules, Rules, and More Rules

By NANCY PATRICK Every group or organization I have ever belonged to had rules, sometimes called Codes of Conduct, Dress Codes, Bylaws, Constitutions, Codes of Ethics, Business Ethics, or Criminal and Civil Law. Most people accept socially approved laws because they realize their necessity to avoid anarchy and chaos. An old adage that has always puzzled me says, “All’s fair

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