By Loretta Fulton Former Abilenians Marjohn and Kevin Riney suffered the worst day of their lives on July 25, 2021, when their daughter, Kenli, was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 16 near San Saba. Kenli, who was born at Hendrick Medical Center, was killed just weeks before she was to start college at Tarleton State University. The Riney
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By Loretta Fulton After 36 years in education, Patti Blue wanted a new challenge, and a new position at First Baptist Church fit her skills perfectly. Patti began her role as executive director for Mission Action in August. Her education background included being superintendent for The Gustine Independent School District and, most recently as associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction
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Editor’s Note: November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. It honors the history, culture, traditions, and contributions of indigenous people. Darryl Tippens pays tribute in his column. By Darryl Tippens “The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us . . . history is literally present in all that we do.”
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By Glenn Dromgoole I’ve written about how much I like fried chicken, especially chicken legs served at dinner on the grounds at church. But the other day I was thinking about the time I met Colonel Sanders, the father of the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. I was 22 and serving my stint on active duty as an Army Reservist. I
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By Danny Minton It was inevitable that what took place in North Carolina in 1944 would someday happen. White students from Duke University drove onto the campus of an all-Black North Carolina college on a Sunday morning. Sunday was chosen because the students knew the police and most of the town would be in church and would not be able
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Samaritan’s Purse sends gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to children in need around the world together with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.National Collection Week Nov. 16–23, 2026You can build a shoebox online year-round, but keep in mind that shoeboxes built after December 31 will not count in the current year’s shoebox total.Where: Local drop-off
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By Loretta Fulton The public is invited to hear a professor of classics at Cornell University speak on Can Early Christianity’s Lost Women Ever Be Found? during two Carmichael-Walling lectures at Abilene Christian University on Thursday, Nov. 5. The lectures, which are free, will begin at 4 and 7 p.m. in Room 114 of the Biblical Studies building on the
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By Loretta Fulton The final speaker for the fall Fletcher Lecture Series at Hardin-Simmons University will be Cris Daskevich, CEO of CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital and Senior Vice President of Maternal Services for CHRISTUS Health. Cris Daskevich Her presentation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in HSU’s Houston-Lantrip Center. The lectures are free but registration is required. Registration deadline
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The annual Sacred Site Tour is set for 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Cassy’s Healing Center, 141 Ruby St. The tour is hosted by the Abilene Interfaith Council. Cassy’s has provided Sacred Space for the gathering of many different faiths and spiritual paths since 1993. Visitors will experience a Native American Tipi, Sweatlodge, and Medicine Wheel, followed by PowWow
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