By JIM NICHOLS My editor has issued a caution to avoid writing anything that is too political. I will do my best, but note that I am presenting a testimonial here; you do not have to agree with it. It is mine. Two items have come together in my thinking. The first is the great story of Samuel choosing David
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By LORETTA FULTON In March 2019, Bishop Michael Sis of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo conducted Ash Wednesday services at all three of Abilene’s universities–and no one did a double-take. All three universities are affiliated with a denomination, but none has a Catholic connection. The campuses are affiliated with the Church of Christ (Abilene Christian), Baptist (Hardin-Simmons) and United
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK In the midst of COVID restrictions, racial unrest across the country, and national political upheaval, I find my days full of frustration, emotional ups and downs, confusion, and sheer exhaustion. I do realize that many share my symptoms of long-term anxiety, fear, and worry. Some days feel long and useless while others seem filled with unpleasant news
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Perhaps you have participated in the same exercise that some of my grandchildren have. They call it “glad about/sad about.” For them, this occurs as their parents are putting them to bed each night and the children are asked to reflect on their days as to what made them glad and what made them sad. This is
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON His name was Louis “Moses” Rose. Few people recognize the name, and I doubt that one in a hundred people would know about him. He was born in France in 1785 and died in 1850 in Logansport, Louisiana. “Moses” Rose is a part of Texas Alamo legend. According to some historians, he was the only man not
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS As I was leaving for the office on a recent morning, I noticed two workmen-type individuals carefully walking across the front yard of my immediate neighbor. They seemed to be doing some measuring and placed small hot pink flags in the ground in a few places. Trying to look as if I were not watching, I attempted
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Seventy-five years ago, on September 15, 1935, the “German Nuremberg Laws” were initiated. Those laws stripped the Jews of their German citizenship. A Jew was defined as anyone who had three to four Jewish grandparents, including those who converted to another religion. In October of 1938, 17,000 Polish Jews living in Germany were rounded up and sent
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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 An email request from the missions minister at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church caught
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By LORETTA FULTON “You can’t really have faith without social justice.” That emphatic statement set the tone for one session of the annual Religion News Association conference held Sept. 24-25. Normally, RNA, an organization of journalists who write about religion issues for the news media, meets in a different city each year, except for every four years when it meets
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