By Larry E. Fink I’m gonna shake God’s handThank Him for more blessings than one man can standThen I’m gonna get a guitarAnd start a rock-n-roll bandCheck into a swell hotelAin’t the afterlife grand? –from “When I Get to Heaven,” by singer-songwriter John Prine (1946-2020) People imagine many different things about heaven, including C.S. Lewis, one of the most imaginative
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Editor’s Note: A stage performance of “The Screwtape Letters” that was scheduled for Sept. 30 at the Abilene Convention Center has been cancelled. Dr. Larry Fink, retired English professor at Hardin-Simmons University, wrote the following commentary for Spirit of Abilene. In it, he asks the question, “So, why do people love this book, and why should you read it? …It’s
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Tickets are on sale now for a stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. The performance will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Abilene Convention Center. Click on link to order tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/4886019/the-screwtape-letters-abilene-abilene-convention-center Ticket prices:Tickets $59 – $69Premium $99 (best seats in the house)$30 under 30 – if you are under 30 show ID at box
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