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Houses For Healing: ‘We’re the Model’

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By the NumbersJan. 1-May 10, 2026700–Families served1,129–Nights of lodging ($250,000 equivalent hotel costs) Since 2018Nights provided:14,145–Tiny Houses1,257–League House1,044–Hotel 201–Salvation Army  Houses for Healing InfoLocation: 3065 Hickory St., Abilene, TX 79601Mailing Address: Box 2320, Abilene, TX 79604325-673-4673 https://housesforhealing.com/Click here to donate.  By Loretta Fulton “It Takes a Village to Create a Village” That might well be the unofficial motto of Houses For Healing,

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Paramount’s George Levesque Guest Speaker at AAC Meeting

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George Levesque, executive director of the Paramount Theater, will be guest speaker at the May 27 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. This will be one of Levesque’s last public presentations before he and his family move to Tampa, Florida, where Levesque will become president and CEO of the Tampa Theater.  The public is invited to the luncheon meeting

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The Next Chapter

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By Nancy Patrick We often think of lives as chapters of a book. Our parents document the early years for us in baby books and school milestone mementos. We feign embarrassment and roll our eyes at them, but our own day of reasoning arrives sooner than we expect.  Mike and I married at ages eighteen and twenty and have been

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Have You Touched Anyone Lately?

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By Danny Minton AI is the most talked-about concept in the world of knowledge development right now. However, even AI has its limits. I recently decided to test Google’s AI knowledge database. Granted, it’s not the most sophisticated database, but for my needs it served its purpose. I started with the question, “Where did the world come from?” I would

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‘A Wild Democracy’ First in Church of Christ History Series

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By Glenn Dromgoole Former Abilenian Dr. Leonard Allen, dean of the College of Bible and Ministry at Lipscomb University in Nashville, is co-author with John Mark Hicks of A Wild Democracy, the first  in a planned three-volume history of the Churches of Christ in the 20th Century. The book, published by Abilene Christian University Press (192 pages, $19.99 paperback), covers the period

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Thoughts on Growing Old

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By Danny Minton I sat at a table in a meeting this week with five other chaplains. As I surveyed the group, I realized that everyone around me was in their twenties. They were young and just beginning their careers, all single and with a lifetime of experiences and journeys ahead. To them, 9/11, Vietnam, Korea, Kennedy’s assassination, Alan Shepard,

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National Day of Prayer Services

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By Loretta Fulton Abilenians will have at least four opportunities to observe the National Day of Prayer, including a breakfast that will be held on the day before the official dates. Hardin-Simmons University will host a breakfast on Wednesday, May 6, the day before the national observance. The breakfast, which begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Johnson Building Multipurpose Room,

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