Editor’s Note: Dr. Mark Hamilton, a professor in ACU’s Graduate School of Theology, shared the following online Pentecost sermon that he prepared for Brookline Church of Christ in Boston. The sermon is based on Acts 2:1-21 By MARK HAMILTON Over the past few weeks, we have learned a lot: new phrases such as “social distancing,” new ways to do work
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By LORETTA FULTON Good leaders get ahead of the game as soon as an opportunity arises, or even begins to emerge. And that is exactly what the leaders-in-training at ACU’s Lytle Center for Faith and Leadership did when “coronavirus” and “COVID-19” first emerged in our vocabulary. As soon as that happened, students put on their thinking caps and came up
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ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Office of Public Relations What began as a message of comfort and hope during the world’s pandemic has become an unexpected blessing this Easter season with its release today (Good Friday, April 10, 2020). More than 500 voices, all affiliated with Abilene Christian University, came together virtually to sing “The Lord Bless You and Keep You.” Voices
Read moreEditor’s Note: The Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action was founded in 2018 at Abilene Christian University. Beginning Monday, April 13, the center will release a weekly prayer guide for communities that are threatened to be disproportionately impacted by the spread of the coronavirus. To get the weekly release, go to https://carlspaincenter.org and click on “Contact Us”
Read moreHardin-Simmons and Abilene Christian universities announded March 12 that spring break has been extended due to the threat of the coronavirus. Both universities were set to resume classes on Monday, March 16, but have extended the days off. Following are announcements from both universities: HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY A plan has been formulated for Hardin-Simmons University that would allow us to protect
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By LORETTA FULTON In the last six months, Dr. Carson Reed has visited ten different churches, not looking for a church home but looking to help leaders of the churches that others call home. Reed is vice president for church relations at Abilene Christian University and executive director of the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry housed at ACU. Through the
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Dr. Christopher R. Hutson, a gifted speaker and professor, will be guest speaker for a special presentation Feb. 4 at Abilene Christian University. Hutson is a professor of Bible, missions, and ministry at ACU and is associate dean for academic programs and services in ACU’s College of Biblical Studies. Hutson will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Packer
Read moreThe Abilene Association of Congregations has an excellent speaker lined up for its Jan. 22 meeting. Bob Delony, a former homicide detective for the Houston Police Deparment, teaches criminal justices courses at Abilene Christian University and works part-time for the ACU Police Department. Bob’s wife of 48 years, Dr. Mikee Delony, is chair of the Department of Language and Literature
Read moreIDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury At neither occasion is humor expected, but when it’s an added bonus, the comments eliciting laughter are the ones most remembered. Current examples were separated by some 50 miles and 74 years. Both were in churches–at a memorial service in Farmers Branch and at a parent-child dedication in Burleson. There were many smiles–and some
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