By Danny Minton In April of 1943, Major William Martin began a journey that would save thousands of lives during WWII. Major Martin was an officer in the British Royal Marines who, on April 30th, was sent on a mission across the English Channel. In his satchel were secret documents concerning the invasion of British and Allied forces to take
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Editor’s Note: Locally, only two congregations remain United Methodist Churches, St. Paul and St. James. Most Methodist congregations in Abilene and its jurisdictional region, the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church to join the conservative Global Methodist Church or to become independent. The Global Methodist Church launched May 1, 2022. Since the disaffiliation process started, the
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A documentary of last summer’s Racial Healing of America Revival and Bus Tour is now available online. The documentary was made by Alisha Janette Taylor and TaylorMadeStudios and contains images and a narrative for the tour. Here’s the link for the documentary: https://taylormadestudios.vhx.tv/products Alisha Taylor Alisha Taylor is the daughter of Dr. Jerry Taylor, Associate Professor of Bible, Missions and Ministry
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Father in heaven — praise you, thank you, protect us, forgive us. Amen. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury My ancient Uncle Mort is not one to speak negatively of neighbors, unless they live at least three cattleguards away. He recently “spilled the beans” on a neighbor who lives so deep in the thicket that no one passes his house going to town. The old guy admitted to Mort recently that he had made
Read moreThe Abilene Association of Congregations will have a special guest speaker for the April 24 meeting. Zach Ingle, a visiting assistant professor of communication at Hardin-Simmons University, will talk about the history of Jesus films. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m. in the parish hall of Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo
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Links to previous stories First Baptist Church Pastor Resignshttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/07/first-baptist-church-pastor-resigns/FBC Welcomes New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2023/01/26/fbc-welcomes-new-pastorFirst Baptist Names New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2022/12/19/first-baptist-names-new-pastor By Loretta FultonPastors are lined up for Sunday mornings through May 12 at First Baptist Church, but the process for selecting a full-time senior pastor has just begun. Brandon Hudson, who was senior pastor for just over a year, resigned following a DUI arrest
Read moreBy Danny Minton “I don’t like being called a hero because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. Even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room.” Miep (Meep) Gies Hermine Santrouschitz was born to a struggling Catholic couple in February of 1909
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The Abilene Association of Congregations will have a special guest speaker for the April 24 meeting. Zach Ingle, a visiting assistant professor of communication at Hardin-Simmons University, will talk about Christian faith and film. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m. in the parish hall of Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap
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