By Jim Nichols Here is the punchline for this article. I believe Donald Trump is bad for our country, but I most fault him for damaging the witness of the church. Governments have often had uneasy relationships with religion. Putting them together seems at first like a positive idea; when implemented, however, it often ends in disaster. A small example
Read moreBy Danny Minton Like any other town in the South during the 1950s and ’60s, Plano, Texas, was segregated. I still see pictures in my mind of symbols of segregation between Black and White. In the classified section of an old newspaper I own, I viewed the real estate section where “Housing Colored” caught my eye. Plano had a section
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By Loretta Fulton In June 1994 two men were moved to minister to the homeless on the streets of Abilene. From that vision, Love and Care Ministries arose as the signature nonprofit in Abilene serving the poor and homeless. The vision took on a form in early January 1995 when Mark Hewitt and Jim Sayre took 20 large cups of
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McMurry and Abilene Christian universities are hosting Black History Month programs in upcoming weeks. McMurry will feature its third annual Black History Month Luncheon 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Garrison United Methodist Campus Center, Mabee Room A. Individual tickets are $30. Featured speaker will be Dr. Hope Pamplin, current McMurry board member, who will speak on “Authentically
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Hardin-Simmons University announced on its website that it is making Logsdon School of Theology its own distinct college, effective June 1, 2025. Logsdon will be elevated from a school within the Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts, where it has resided It since 2020 when Logsdon Seminary closed. The Board of Trustees issued the following statement: “Since its founding
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By Loretta Fulton Most people know Travis Craver as City Councilman Travis Craver, representing Place 6. Or, you may know him from his previous position as Director of Spiritual Formation at Hardin-Simmons University. If you’ve been around Abilene long enough, you may even know him for his previous youth work at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Now, you’ll know him as
Read moreTears of millions of Americans have scarcely dried since the tragic mid-air collision of a passenger airliner with a military helicopter on January 29 in the icy waters of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. A total of 70 victims–64 passengers, a crew of three and three in the helicopter–lost their lives a handful of seconds and a few hundred
Read moreThe following was posted on Facebook by Betty Bradley, executive director of Meals on Wheels Plus in Abilene: Proposed Congressional budget cuts include a cut, with the option for elimination, of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). Our program receives $1.9 million annually from SSBG which is used to provide a nutritious hot noon meal five days a week to
Read moreBy Danny Minton Several years ago, I received a call from someone who wanted to take me out for a cup of coffee. When a request started this way, it usually meant there was some issue they wanted to discuss. So, I was prepared for one of those “What I don’t like” conversations. We sat down and had a friendly
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