The chairman and CEO of Providence Bancshares, Inc., will the the final speaker for the Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University on Oct. 28. Mark Lovvorn will speak at 11 a.m. at HSU’s Houston-Lantrip Center, 2241 Pine St. The lecture is free but an RSVP is required by Tuesday, Oct. 14. Click here to RSVP. Mark Lovvorn The following is
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“Writing on the Wall: Indigenous Rock Art in Central Texas” will be the topic for the Oct. 22 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The public is invited to hear Dr. Jeremy Elliott, professor of environmental literature at Abilene Christian University, talk about the stories that indigenous rock art tell. Elliott takes his students to Paint Rock to teach
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Music, dancing, and Native American drumming will be among the highlights of the Abilene Interfaith Council’s 25th anniversary celebration Saturday, Oct. 18. The public is invited to take part in the festivities from 2 to 4 p.m. in Storybook Garden West on the corner of North Sixth and Cedar Streets next to the Abilene Convention Center. Susanna Lubanga, chair of
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By Jim Nichols He unrolled a long section of white paper with heights marked off on it with a black felt pen. The marks were in feet and inches. After taping it in the correct position on the back of a bedroom door, he used snapshots of previous years to add dates such as “1-1-54” and “1-1-55” on smaller pieces
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By Danny Minton If you can’t be a wave, be a ripple.If you can’t be a forest, be a tree.If you can’t be a rock, be a pebble;But the thing most important is to “Be.” If you can’t be a king, be a peasant.If you can’t be an “A,” then be a “Z.”For the joy after all is not lessened,If
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My friend–call him Barney–has jumped through hoops and negotiated mazes that are part and parcel of a long and successful professional communications career. Now, he is spending well-earned retirement years on an East Texas farm. He’s learning to be a “yes” man to his wife and daughter, and he’s said “yes” repeatedly to
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By Glenn Dromgoole The first thing I do when I get to church on Sunday is check the bulletin to see what hymns we’re singing that day. Scanning the list on a recent Sunday, I noticed that we were singing two of the hymns that I’ve included in a not-so-serious list of what I call “occupational hymns” – hymn titles
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By Jim Nichols My parents subscribed to Reader’s Digest when I was growing up. This small magazine has articles that do what the title says—they digest/summarize written items from a wide variety of sources. For some years there was even a book-sized version for purchase in which famous full books were reduced to more quickly readable sizes. Even as boy,
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By Nancy Patrick I recently watched a movie with the strange title The Minute You Wake Up Dead and immediately questioned the writer’s sobriety when he wrote that title. However, as the plot progresses, the point becomes clear that the question refers to a person’s eternal destination when that time comes. The movie is by no means spiritual or even
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