By Marianne Wood My friend, Sue Wood (no relation), has lived on three continents in four countries: Eurasia—England and India; Africa—South Africa; North America—the USA. She met her husband, Owen, at a party arranged by a friend while she was living in Cape Town. Before that, she grew up in the UK, where her father was a chemist—what we call
Read moreTHE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Two long-time friends–Sue Gressett and Gary Dyer–regularly post items that are informative, encouraging, clarifying and amusing on Facebook. When I see their items, I read them carefully, knowing I will be the better for it. In recent days, Sue provided an account that invited “been there, done that” smiles. In this post, her “high road choice” shone
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Joy to the world – Yes! We celebrate Jesus’ birth – heaven, nature sing! 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.
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By Jim Nichols It is not a unique story. There were just too many people for everyone to sit at the same table for the holiday big meal. Someone had decided in an earlier year that there would be two tables—one for the adults, and one for the children. I was not consulted concerning this arrangement and I suspect no
Read moreBy Ben Peterson The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either–but right through every human heart–and through all human hearts. – Alexander Solzhenitsyn After a brief truce for hostage-prisoner exchanges, Israel has resumed its war with Hamas, the militant Islamist organization which governs the Gaza Strip. As Prime Minister Benjamin
Read moreBy Danny Minton Like faded photographs, my memories of gifts I have received over the years have begun to fade. Most of the gifts I remember hold some significant memory from my past. I remember a few Christmas presents from my youth. One year, my brother and I received Daisy BB guns. We both survived without shooting our eyes out.
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By Nancy Patrick I do not spend the entire month of December watching Christmas movies, but I do enjoy an occasional sit-down with a classic holiday story. One of those is Home Alone 2 (1992), the successful sequel to the hilarious Home Alone (1990). As implied by the titles, the movies tell the hugely exaggerated stories of a little boy
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Following are some of the Christmas events that are coming in December. To add an event, send information to editor@spiritofabilene.com Our Savior Lutheran Church Living NativityOur Savior Lutheran Church, 4933 S. 7th St., will host a Living Nativity two nights, Dec. 19 and 20. Performances will be at 7 and 7:45 p.m. each night. Each performance is about 20 minutes
Read moreBishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo, will preside over a Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Eldorado at 6 p.m. Dec. 12, which is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The following excerpt from Franciscan Media tells the legend of Our Lady of Guadalupe: The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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