By JIM NICHOLS One of the best things about medical chaplaincy is that it is ecumenical. When I enter a hospital room, the patient and others in the room often ask, “What church are you from?” My response is to tell them where I usually am on a Sunday morning, but then to say, “But when you are a hospital
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON At noon Wednesday, May 23, Abilene Police Chaplain Beth Reeves spoke at the monthly meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations about her work and how she is on call whenever the phone rings, no matter what day or what time. “My phone sleeps by my bed,” she said. The meeting ended a little after 1 p.m.
Read moreBy MIKE PATRICK We tend to use categories to guide us through a complicated life full of boundless diversity. For example, most children learn the difference between a parent and a nonparent, safe and unsafe, self and other. That is good. However, those walls of security may turn into prison walls, both for the one on the inside and those
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