Two special events, both free and open to the public, will be held on Thursday and Friday of Holy Week. On Maundy Thursday, April 17, St. James United Methodist Church, 3100 Barrow St., will present a special program, “Women Who Walked With Jesus.” The public is invited to the free presentation beginning at 6 p.m. a promotional flier says: “You
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Dr. Mark Waters’ opinions in this article are his own. He is not speaking on behalf of his employer, McMurry University. By Mark Waters I am quite fond of McMurry’s Mission Statement, “Shaped by Christian principles, McMurry University challenges students to examine our complex world from multiple perspectives in preparation for lives of leadership, service, and professional success.” This statement
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By Jim Nichols It is strange what we remember. They are just incidents (or thoughts) of the past that had little importance at the time, but they stuck in our mind. Sometimes we were the recipient of the incident or thought; other times we were the donor. When I was a boy, I was fascinated by helium-filled balloons. It was
Read moreBy Danny Minton When Andy Hodges stepped from the small boat on the shore of the River Etel, he found himself on the border of German territory. Andy had volunteered to be in the Red Cross after being classified as 4-F and unable to join the war effort. Now, wearing his Red Cross insignia and carrying a white flag, he
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury I might never have resented my brother if he’d have been born other than in 1944, when Grapette was getting a foothold in our town. I had enjoyed “only child” perks for seven years, and in first grade observed that my “well-to-do” classmates brought squatty bottles of a purply soda to chase down their ham-and-cheese
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By Loretta Fulton The annual Holy Week Luncheon Series, a tradition in Abilene for over 40 years, will begin Monday, April 14. A brown bag luncheon will be held each day through Thursday, April 17, at one of four host churches–Highland, St. Paul, First Baptist, and First Central Presbyterian. Each day a minister will preach the sermon at another minister’s
Read moreBy Danny Minton Truthfully, it is not easy to come up with something worthwhile to write about each week. If someone is going to take the time to read something I write, I want it to be worth your time and possibly be something you need to make it through the day. I’m the type of person who looks for
Read moreBy Jim Nichols Realizing that I am showing my age here, a hit song played frequently on the radio in 1956 was titled “Transfusion.” There were several “novelty” songs current then (including the likes of “Purple People Eater”), but this one about blood was my favorite. This was the era of hot-rod cars and the chorus of the song performed
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By Nancy Patrick About two years ago, a friend asked me what “woke” meant. It just so happened that I had learned the new usage a couple of weeks before when I had read a magazine article about it. Modern language contains many new words and usages. As an English major and former English teacher, I find anything related to
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