By LORETTA FULTON Technically, the church located at 1402 Grape St. is a United Methodist Church named Grace. But in reality, it is much more than that. It is a symbol of what can happen when two groups of people decide to join for the betterment of both. And, typical of today’s world, the two met on Facebook. Grace UMC, with
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Christmas time is here! It seems to come around the same time every year as far as I can remember. The only difference, it comes faster nowadays than it did when I was five. It’s a time when families get together, exchange gifts, laugh together, play games, and sometimes cry a little. You drive down the street
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By ROBERT A. FINK “And she brought forth her firstborn son” (Luke 2:7, KJV) Even here a new star has risen above the city underpass, packing-crate home what family tucked in the suburbs ever dreamed of, or imagined a baby swaddled in newspaper, his mother having just given birth and suckled the child, the man she calls husband whispering the
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IDLE AMERICAN Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury The youngster, maybe 6-7 years of age, is on one of those “select” league baseball teams that may play four games or more on a single weekend during most months of the year. Sometimes, they fly commercially to tournaments, but so far, I haven’t heard of any teams chartering planes. But that’ll be
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Every other year, Zion Lutheran Church graces the community with its Journey to Bethlehem, a live reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s journey to find a place for the birth of Jesus. This year’s version will be performed 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in stations around the church at Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Road. Visitors gather in the church
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The Christmas season roared into Abilene the first week in December, with something for every taste available every night. The Abilene Downtown Association’s annual City Sidewalks hit the streets running, with the Christmas tree lighting, parade, caroling, food, and more. Not to be outdone, Hardin-Simmons University staged a fun evening of music and the lighting of a tree on Dec.
Read moreBy JIM NICHOLS Especially with younger people, one cannot always be sure when they are listening. Their facial expressions and body language may well look distracted, but their ears (and hearts) may be listening well. I was with the 13-year-old and the 15-year-old out for lunch, just the three of us. The conversation was just general chitchat. Speaking to the
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(Editor’s Note: “A Word to a Weary World” was published on the first day of Advent by Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. John Whitten is lead pastor of The Gathering at the church) By JOHN WHITTEN Our world is weary. We tire of the depressive headlines, divisive tactics, and depleting challenges. Our world is weary. In the thirty-third chapter of the
Read moreBy NANCY PATRICK I grew up as a big girl. I reached my height of 5’ 7” when I was a twelve-year-old sixth grader. I always stood on the back row for group pictures. As a young girl, my size bothered me, but as an adult, I enjoyed my height and came to realize the normality of my size. Then,
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