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Sacred Places

By Marianne Wood In the summer of 2002, my husband, our two teenage children and I traveled to France. Our daughter, Laurie, had expressed great interest in improving her language skills, so it seemed fitting to spend some time there the summer before her high school graduation. Among the many wonderful experiences we enjoyed were visits to several important sacred

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Meet Joyce Dalzell

FaithWorks of AbileneSummer class begins Tuesday, May 28. The program is free to students. To learn more, go to https://faithworksofabilene.org/1229 N. Mockingbird LaneAbilene, TX 79603325-437-2272Joyce Dalzell, executive directorEmail: joyced@faithworksofabilene.org By Loretta Fulton For Joyce Dalzell, it wasn’t so much an idea as an inspiration. She was volunteering at Christian Ministries of Abilene, sponsored by her home church, Highland Church of Christ.

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Former Logsdon Professor Named President of Fletcher Seminary

Dr. Dan Stiver, former professor at Logsdon Seminary, is the new president of Fletcher Seminary in San Antonio. Fletcher is an online-based seminary and Stiver will continue to live in Fort Worth. He still commutes to Abilene weekly to teach undergraduate courses at Hardin-Simmons University, home to the now-closed Logsdon Seminary.  Dr. Dan Stiver Trustees and administrators at Hardin-Simmons announced

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Remembering Mothers

By Danny Minton When Ann Reeves Jarvis passed away in 1905, she had no idea that her dream of a day honoring mothers would be the reason our modern-day Mother’s Day exists. The actual forerunner of Mother’s Day was Julia Ward Howe, who in 1870 argued that war was an evil that could be prevented and that mothers had a

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God the Plumber

By Jim Nichols There was a light pink stain on the kitchen counter. As I have many times, I reached under the kitchen sink for the Comet cleanser powder. I had done this often in my life—wet the spot, sprinkle on a little Comet, rub it lightly with a sponge, and the stain disappears. As I reached under the counter,

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UMC Eliminates LGBTQ+ Barriers as Historic Conference Ends

United Methodists concluded their General Conference on Friday, May 3, by removing the last barriers to full equality of LGBTQ+ members in the life of the church. After repealing a 52-year-old declaration on Thursday that the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching,” delegates on Friday went further, eliminating a passage in their Book of Discipline, or church law,

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