By NANCY PATRICK Many of us will talk about the hardships of the year 2020 for a long time. This year has indeed made life difficult for more than one reason. Even though 2021 has begun, I include the recent hardships of the deadly winter in the difficult year that began last March when the COVID pandemic began. I had
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS If one tends toward a somewhat cynical view, transitions in life do not seem so significant as they do to others. Graduations, proms, weddings, and even funerals can be described as simply human concoctions that are trivial in their true importance. There is work to be done, decisions to be made, and thoughts to be considered—let us
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By LESLIE STRADER Mashed potatoes and gravy. Fried chicken. Chocolate cake. There’s a reason it’s called “comfort food.” We turn to this nostalgic nourishment (those are some of mine anyway!) when we seek relief from pain or stress or sorrow. There is a kind of soul-ease that comes when our bellies are full of food that is familiar and satisfying.
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Editor’s Note: Everyday Ministry is an occasional feature of Spirit of Abilene, highlighting people who weave ministry into their everyday lives. If you know someone you would like to see featured, email editor@spiritofabilene.com with the name, contact information and a brief description of the person’s ministry. By LORETTA FULTON Ray Holder’s philosophy of helping others is a modest, understated one, but it
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFor Further Information: Kristy McDonough ksmcdonough89@gmail.com325-665-2200 By Kristy McDonough On Sunday, February 21, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were busy unloading pallets of bottled water in the parking lot to help the Abilene community. Abilene was under a
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Look at the picture above. What do you see? Everyone will probably describe the picture in the same way. It’s a watermelon. It’s a green watermelon with stripes. It’s a short, squatty watermelon. There are numerous ways to describe the picture. Look closer. I mean closer with a more discerning eye. Do you see it now? A
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Falling LeavesDedicated to the Black Lives We’ve Lost By STEVEN T. MOORE I look out the window, having realized evening approaches, and the golden hour — blazing like fire — send sparks lifting off into the air, abandoning the shiny surfaces of every leaf. They change slowly, the leaves, moving from green to red, then red to orange, then
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Perhaps you have heard the joke about the man who went for a walk. During the walk, he saw a woman talking to her dog. When he got home, the man told his cat about it and they both had a good laugh. The relationship between humans and animals is an eternal and fascinating one. The Bible
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By LORETTA FULTON When James and Linda Myers went to bed Sunday night, Feb. 14, they had electricity and water in their home on the 11-acre Presbyterian Encampment at Buffalo Gap where they live and serve as camp managers. When they woke up Monday morning, they had no electricity and soon would be without water. The couple, who live alone
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