By JIM NICHOLS The email from an old friend and colleague presented an invitation I could not refuse. It was a hard invitation, but a challenging and interesting one. He reported that he was in conversation with his adult daughter and she had asked him what books had been most important in building the character of his life. Momentarily stumped
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON The world of sports holds numerous inspirational stories of men and women athletes. When I think of lessons they carry, three stories I have read come to mind, men who overcame issues in their lives that required extra effort to succeed. Daniel Eugene Ruettiger, Brandon Vaughn Burlsworth, and Glenn Vernice Cunningham are three men who battled through
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By LORETTA FULTON In his first Easter production at Pioneer Drive Baptist church, Reed Ambrose aimed high. All the way to the top, in fact. He’s playing the role of Jesus in the upcoming “The Cross, The Crown,” which will be staged at the Abilene Convention Center Wednesday-Saturday, April 5-8. The public is invited to the productions. The four presentations
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By LORETTA FULTON You’ll have to pardon Debra Burchett if she seems to be going in all directions these days. She has every right to be. Burchett is riding herd over preparations for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Presbyterian Medical Care Mission and her 10th year as its executive director. “I am blessed daily by working with an amazing
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By LORETTA FULTON The opening worship session of ACU’s Summit sounded a little like an old-time revival meeting Thursday afternoon, with plenty of handclapping and standard hymns sung acapella style. The only thing not “old” about it was the projection of the hymn lyrics onto a wall of the Chapel on Hill. Not that the audience, or congregation, needed a
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By LORETTA FULTON “The Cross, The Crown: An Easter Worship Experience” will be presented April 5-8 at the Abilene Convention Center. The public is invited to the productions, courtesy of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. The four presentations are free, but tickets are required by calling the church at 692-6776 or by emailing music@pioneerdrive.org Presentations will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
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Beginning March 30, the campus of Abilene Christian University will be buzzing as people gather for the 167th Summit and the 67th annual Sing Song. Sing Song will return to its longtime home, Moody Coliseum, for the first time since 2020 after taking place in alternate locations and formats the past two years during the pandemic and the renovation of
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An annual tradition, the Holy Week Luncheon Series, will be observed this year beginning Monday, April 3. Theme for the four-day series will be “The Week Called Holy.” Each day, one of four participating ministers will preach at another’s church. Kicking off the series will be Brandon Hudson, new senior pastor at First Baptist Church. He will preach on “Eau
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By JIM NICHOLS Do you ever wonder what the catcher says to the pitcher when he visits the mound? A reporter asked a catcher, and the response was: “I tell him that this batter cannot hit an inside curve ball nor can he run fast. Furthermore, he tends to be afraid of getting hit by a pitch.” The reporter continued,
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