By GLENN DROMGOOLE In our Presbyterian church, when we observe Communion, the pastor always says, “This is the Lord’s table. It is not a Presbyterian table. All who proclaim Jesus as Lord are welcome.” As it should be in all churches. But isn’t. I grew up Baptist, and when we observed the Lord’s Supper, as we called it, it was
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By JIM NICHOLS There is something about modern America that has trapped us in unyielding competitiveness. In every aspect of our lives, it seems that we are in some way competing with one other. From childhood, this way of life has been embedded in us. There is more negative than positive to this, but there is at least one aspect
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Clergy from the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest will conduct a Blessing of the Animals service at the Abilene Zoo on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The public is invited to participate in the free event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Churches worldwide conduct animal blessings during the first week of October to celebrate the life and ministry of St.
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By LORETTA FULTON Talk about a match made in heaven. That certainly is an apt phrase for the Fishers of Men Award and Monsignor Fred Nawarskas, the 2022 honoree. “Father Fred,” as he is called by all who know him, was honored Saturday, Oct. 1, at the ninth annual Fishers of Men dinner in Odessa. The award is given by
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Have you ever come to a point in your life where things go so wrong over and over that you want to yell out, “Enough is Enough?” Sometimes in our lives, we get to the point where dealing with things seems to be more than we can bear. We wonder why we must face one bad thing
Read moreLove & Care Ministries will host its annual fall revival Oct. 9-12 at the Abilene Convention Center. Worship begins at 6:30 p.m. each day, followed by a meal and outreach ministries. The four-day event will feature different speakers each night, special music, food, and ministries, including clothing, haircuts, and spiritual foot-washing. The schedule follows: Sunday, Oct. 9–Jack Hardcastle, preaching. Music
Read moreGlenn Dromgoole will read selections from his new book, Just Happy to Be Here: Words to Encourage, Enlighten, Entertain, at First Central Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening. The public is invited to the free program at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. Dromgoole’s latest book includes more than 100 inspirational and whimsical pieces collected from his 60 years as a writer. “This
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury For many decades, football-loving men gathered in coffee shops to dissect the previous Friday night’s schoolboy football games. There was more dissecting than coffee-drinking. Many may not have realized it, but those games–won, lost or tied–helped to unify community spirit. For the most part, high school sports were kept in perspective, unlike major university programs
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By JIM NICHOLS Bells chiming at the monastery identify the beginning of specific prayer times. Church bells in general are an auditory call to worship and attention to the gathering of God’s people. Have you ever considered how many bells we have heard in our lives and what they have meant? Today we are surrounded by bells or alarms. I
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