Many churches already have staged Vacation Bible School for this year, but there is still time to register your children for upcoming sessions. Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 S. 27th St., is hosting four days of worship, crafts, music, and more, with the theme of “Created in Christ, Designed for God’s Purpose.” Sessions are scheduled for Sunday, June 19, through Thursday,
Read more
By JIM NICHOLS Two of them were sisters; the third was clearly a friend. All were five or six years old and were in front of me during a recent worship service. They were cute the way little girls can be cute; their long hair was tied up with colorful bows or ribbons and they each had on a pretty
Read more
HOW TO DONATE TO BO GREEN’S “80 AT 80” BIKE RIDE The ride, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, benefits Meals on Wheels. Donate online:https://www.mealsonwheelsplus.com/Click “Donate” at the topClick “Other”Type 80 at 80 in space next to “Other”Fill in amountDonate by check:Meals on Wheels Plus717 N. 10th St.Abilene, TX 79601 By LORETTA FULTON A guy who defeated leukemia, underwent rotator cuff
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK A few weeks ago, I mentioned a list of possible topics for future papers. Needless to say, the recent deluge of social tragedies has fogged my mind’s ability to focus on any of my proposed topics. Among those overwhelming events—the unprovoked war in Ukraine, uncontrollable fires that wipe out forests and neighborhoods, contagious mass shootings throughout the
Read more
Juneteenth will be celebrated in Abilene Friday, June 17-Sunday, June 19, including a Praise in the Park service on Sunday. Events are sponsored by the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce and Let Us Breathe. June 19, 1865, was the day that slaves in Texas learned they had been freed by President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which became effective Jan. 1, 1863.
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON During the first two minutes, as you read this article, at least three people worldwide will have taken their own life. By this time tomorrow, that number will swell to close to 2,200. According to the World Health Organization, that number will reach approximately 800,000 by the end of 2022. Of those 800,000, about 46,000 will be
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS It was a child’s birthday party, and the excitement level was high. However, there was one clear problem. What was supposed to be a set of eight cupcakes had mistakenly been made into one cake which was going to have to be cut before serving. It was a beautiful cake, tempting the eyes of the children and
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON I recently watched a TV drama where a man’s wife and son were kidnapped. He searched for them, but the area where they were taken was unfamiliar to him. The man decided to hire a guide who knew the territory and could help him navigate the many places he could look to find his family. He followed
Read more
By JIM NICHOLS The four males were clearly trying to impress one another—or at least three of them were. “I like to play baseball,” said one. “It has such a long history, and everyone plays it at some time in their life. Developing the skills and strength to ‘hit a round ball with a round bat and hit it squarely’
Read more
