The annual revival hosted by Love & Care Ministries is set for four nights, Oct. 8-11, at the Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. Sixth St. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night, the revival will include worship, with a different preacher each night, children’s church for grades 1-6, music, meals, clothing give-aways, haircuts and other ministries. Everything is free. The preaching
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Clergy from the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest will conduct a Blessing of the Animals service at the Abilene Zoo on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The public is invited to participate in the free event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Churches worldwide conduct animal blessings during the first week of October to celebrate the life and ministry of St.
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He walked on water but doesn’t require us to – just be a life raft. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
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By LORETTA FULTON New Light Baptist Church will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with various events beginning Saturday, Sept. 30. A Praise Festival will be held in the church parking lot, 518 N. Sixth St., that Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food trucks, bounce house, face painting, and more will be featured. Local choirs and Praise Dancers will
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“Neighbor as thyself:” accept and love who we are, and then pass it on. Glenn Dromgoole is a former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Carol, own Texas Star Trading Company.
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The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest is hosting the third annual Tamasha la wa Afrika or Celebration of Africa on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 1. The festival will be held in the parish hall 2 to 5 p.m. Parking is available in a lot on South Seventh Street. Theme is Kuja Uone Or Come and See. The festival will feature
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Registration ends Tuesday, Sept. 26, for the 117th Summit at Abilene Christian University’s. The fall Summit will be held Oct. 11-13, with the theme of “Holy Discomfort: Our Journey Toward God.” Currently, people can either register for all of Summit or only the Anchor Point Dinner and plenary session. Summit, sponsored by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, offers Christian
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By NANCY PATRICK I recently rewatched the movie The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. Filmed in New Mexico in 2009, the movie presents a thoughtful dystopian view of a possible future for the world. This dismal, dangerous, and hopeless society bases its premise on the idea that something catastrophic had happened that destroyed a good world,
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON An old train was crawling slowly through the countryside when it suddenly came to a complete stop. The solitary traveler in the carriage, a salesman, asked the conductor why they had stopped. The conductor said, “Nothing to be concerned about, sir. There’s a cow on the tracks.” About ten minutes later, the train started again, but after
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