Global Samaritan needs help over three days with a large sorting project. Ten to 20 volunteers over the age of 15 are needed Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27, to sort boxes of primarily linens. Volunteers are asked to sign up for a minimum of two hours. Fans will be set up, but it will be warm. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-noon or 1:30-4
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON If you’ve ever sent your kids off to summer camp, you know the apprehension of releasing them to be on their own that first time. I remember the story of a mother who sent her daughter, Janie, off to camp for the first time, and after the return home, she complained to the mother of her daughter’s
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By JIM NICHOLS One of the charming results of our religious plurality is that different groups have varied emphases and include traditions that can surprise someone from another group. Once I was to speak for a group different from my own and I intended to begin my comments as I often do by quoting from Psalm 118:24. I began by
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all?” The picture of the queen standing before the mirror each morning asking the question was the beginning subject of the Grimm’s brother’s fairy tale, “Little Snow White.” Each morning the “proud and arrogant” queen would summon her “Magic Mirror,” asking the same question, waiting
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By LORETTA FULTON Longtime members of Holy Family Catholic Church have watched Keven Lenius grow from a boy to a parish priest and now to a first-year student at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Lenius will begin classes on Aug. 28 in pursuit of a Licentiate in Canon Law degree, which he hopes to complete in August
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Even though stores already are displaying back-to-school supplies, it’s not too late to enjoy a summertime staple, Vacation Bible School. The following churches have upcoming sessions planned: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCHWhere: 2300 S. 20th St.When: 6-8:30 p.m. July 16-20Theme: Stompers & ChompersOnline Registration: https://www.faithbaptistabilene.com/vbs-2023-registration.html ALDERSGATE GLOBAL METHODIST CHURCHWhere: 1741 Sayles Blvd.When: July 21-22Theme: The Big SplashRegistration: 672-7893 ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCHWhere: 3100
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By NANCY PATRICK People have many opinions about pets—cats, dogs, birds, hamsters, snakes, and even iguanas. I’m not judging anyone for preferring one over the other, but I love dogs. During my childhood, my family had at one time or another all those animals except snakes and iguanas. As an adult, my first pet was a sweet little Chihuahua named
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By JIM NICHOLS A quote from a verbal and precocious nine-year-old girl: “You think boys are nice, but then when you do something that’s a competition, they get stupid.” It happened again just the other day. I was stopped at a red light next to another stopped car. When the light turned green, the other car took off rapidly and
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON “Little did I know as I started for Uraga that that meeting was to be the first step in a complete transformation of my way of life.” As I read this statement, it reminded me of a man named Saul and the day he set out for Damascus. Saul had persecuted Christians, becoming someone to be feared
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