THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Compared to the glamour and glitz of Broadway’s “Great White Way” in New York City, two Texas venues fall a bit short. Yet, by many standards, they stand equally tall. I’m referencing Waxahachie, Texas, and Brownwood, Texas, where the Texas and Lyric Theaters, respectively, have been successfully resurrected. Each has scheduled plays early this year
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The Abilene Interfaith Council invites the public to join in an interfaith event during the Jan. 11 ArtWalk in downtown Abilene. The event will be held at the Center for Comtemporary Arts, 220 Cypress St., beginning at 5:30 p.m. Activities will include reading interfaith children’s books and making lanterns. “This is a great event for children of all ages to
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“Follow me,” he said, not just when it’s popular – but when it is right. 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 LORETTA FULTON Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed nationally and locally on Monday, Jan. 15, in a variety of ways. Locally, the day will kick off with a breakfast at Hardin-Simmons University, followed by a march across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in east Abilene, and concluding with a dinner at the Abilene Convention Center. In
Read moreBy Philip LeMasters Orthodox Christians celebrate the feast of Theophany (or Epiphany) on January 6. The focus of the celebration is Jesus Christ’s baptism in the Jordan river, when the voice of the Father identified Him as the Son of God and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in the form of a dove. (e.g., Mark 1:9-11) The feast also celebrates
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By LORETTA FULTON Each December, members of Religion News Association, including Spirit of Abilene creator and editor Loretta Fulton, vote on the top religion stories of the year. Those include the top national stories, international stories, and newsmaker of the year. For 2023, the Israel-Hamas war, along with the rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents in the U.S. and around
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Jesus Christ is Lord! Empty tomb proclaims the Truth – a risen Savior. 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 At commencement exercises several decades ago, the speaker droned on about the attributes of a graduate whose mark on the school was incomparable. The crowd hung on his words, uncaring that his extended commentary would throw the ceremony off schedule. So what? A mother–unknowingly standing next to the esteemed graduate’s mom–whispered, “I’d give
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By Penny Biddy In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come to pay him homage.” Matthew 2:1-3 As the church calendar turns from Christmas to Epiphany, I
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