Click here to read an accompanying piece by Nancy Patrick. By Mike Patrick About 10 years ago, I became fascinated with a little-known minister of a previous era, partly because we both served as chaplains, but especially because of his role in history. Rev. Henry Gerecke (rhymes with Cherokee), was ordained at Christ’s Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, in
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Click here to read an accompanying piece by Mike Patrick about a chaplain at the Nuremberg trials. By Nancy Patrick If history had interested me more in my student days, perhaps I wouldn’t feel so deficient in understanding many of today’s global issues. Because of this lack of knowledge, I find myself researching topics that I should have known more
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By Jim Nichols There are multiple folk versions of the parable of the blindmen trying to describe an elephant. You will remember that one man felt the side of the animal and described it as a wall. Another felt the trunk and said it was a snake. Various other descriptions were a spear (tusk), tree (leg), fan (ear), rope (tail,)
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By Glenn Dromgoole Here’s hoping this is an Aha! year for you. Most of our days, most of our years,most of our lives are punctuated with periods, commas, colons, semi-colons,and question marks. But when we look back, we cherish those special moments when the only appropriate response was, without question,an exclamation point! Glenn Dromgoole’s books include Just Happy to Be Here and A Few Encouraging Words. He and his
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By Danny Minton You won’t find her name listed as a hero of World War II. Chances are, you will have to search hard to find out anything about her on the internet. You’ll discover people with the same name, but they are people noted in history or modern society as important. Her name was Helen Morrison. The year was
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Click here to learn more about Curtis House Cultural Center. To schedule a group tour during Black History Month or at any time, call 325 704 2514. By Loretta Fulton The Abilene Interfaith Council invites individuals and groups to join in a tour of Curtis House Cultural Center in honor of of Black History Month, which is celebrated each February.
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By Loretta Fulton Growing up, Reed Ambrose played typical board games with his family, and that experience obviously had an impact. Today, Reed, who is director of communications at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, develops his own games and apparently is extremely good at it. He recently was cited by a popular entertainment reviewer for creating the best board game played
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By Janice Six I’m not one who’s prone to procrastination, but right now I’m stuck. Maybe it has something to do with the pile of snow outside my door that hasn’t budged since it moved in late Friday night. This is day six. It’s still here, hiding in the corner where the sun doesn’t shine. This means there’s a good chance
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By Jim Nichols Like others, I have been amused at news reports suggesting that younger people have difficulty telling time on an analog clock or watch. In our digital age, there is apparently something mysterious about a circular clock face with numbers and hands that move around the circumference. That contrasts with my rite of passage (like tying my shoes)
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