McMurry University selected Dr. Lynne Murray, current president of Baker University in Kansas, as its new president to replace Dr. Sandra Harper, who is retiring. McMurry issued the following news release: Dr. Lynne Murray, who currently serves as president of Baker University, has been unanimously elected as the 11th president of McMurry University by the Board of Trustees and will
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Dr. Anna Carter Florence, a professor at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, will be guest speaker for the Festival of Faith at First Central Presbyterian Church Sunday and Monday, Sept. 15-16. Florence, who is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at the seminary, will speak at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. Sunday and at an 11:45
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Naomi Wood, Abilene Area Coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, will be guest speaker for the September meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held Sept. 18 at Wylie Methodist Church, 3430 Antilley Road. The meeting begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m. A $3 donation is requested for lunch. The program,
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury It was an absolute accident that likely couldn’t be duplicated, even with the most fastidious planning. My uncle Mort and three of his buddies playing dominoes at the general store in the thicket were caught up in the most bizarre circumstance that may forever alter the game. In the future, perhaps only wooden dominoes will
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ARTES De MEXICO SHOWCASEWhen: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28Where: Paramount Theater, 352 Cypress St. Tickets: $17 for adults, $12 for children under 9. Tickets available at the door or at https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/86961048/artes-de-mexico-abilene-the-paramount-abileneAbout: Abilene’s Award-Winning Ballet Folklorico de Alvaro Munoz proudly presents Artes De Mexico Showcase featuring traditional Mexican dances from the enchanted land of Chihuahua, Michoacan, Guerrero, Campeche, Sinaloa, Chiapas, Veracruz and
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By Jim Nichols It was an argument on Facebook if you can imagine such a thing. Someone had posted these two words “Toxic Masculinity” and was wondering what people meant when they used them. It is not an uncommon phrase it seems. Ah-Ha—that was the question. Is this a two-word phrase that should be read as one meaning? That is,
Read moreBy Marianne Wood Once upon a time, I pretended to be a pioneer woman named Sallie Reynolds Matthews. As an educator at The Grace Museum long ago, I was asked to prepare an inspiring activity for young girls based on a local heroine. In my eagerness to know more about this female legend from up the street in Shackelford County,
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The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St., is hosting a Creation Care Series this fall. The public is invited to the free sessions. Kicking off the series on Sept. 11 will be Kendra Jernigan, associate professor of environmental science at Abilene Christian University. All sessions begin with a meal at 6 p.m. in Gerhart Hall, which faces
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Global Samaritan Resources has opened a nonprofit resource center in its warehouse at 2074 N. First St. to aid local nonprofit organizations and churches. A membership fee is required. Click here to access the application form. Sample items available are diapers and wipes, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfecting wipes, home and kitchen goods, bed and bath
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