Editor’s Note: The following is from Glenn Dromgoole’s book, “Just Happy to Be Here,” a collection of “words to encourage, enlighten, entertain.” The book is available at Texas Star Trading Company, 174 Cypress St. By GLENN DROMGOOLE I have never been asked to give a commencement address and probably will never be invited, but I have given it some thought.
Read moreBy GLENN DROMGOOLE In her later years, my friend Betty Moor was so hard of hearing that she couldn’t hear thunder. But every Sunday and Wednesday you could find her at church. Someone asked her, “Betty, if you can’t hear the sermon and you can’t hear the music, why do you keep coming every week?” Betty’s eyes twinkled and she
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By GLENN DROMGOOLE In our Presbyterian church, when we observe Communion, the pastor always says, “This is the Lord’s table. It is not a Presbyterian table. All who proclaim Jesus as Lord are welcome.” As it should be in all churches. But isn’t. I grew up Baptist, and when we observed the Lord’s Supper, as we called it, it was
Read moreGlenn Dromgoole will read selections from his new book, Just Happy to Be Here: Words to Encourage, Enlighten, Entertain, at First Central Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening. The public is invited to the free program at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. Dromgoole’s latest book includes more than 100 inspirational and whimsical pieces collected from his 60 years as a writer. “This
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Inspired by Janice Six Come, visit, share,You are welcomeAt the table. Come, one and all,You are welcomeAt the table. Come, be yourself,You are welcomeAt the table. Come in joy and love,You are welcomeAt the table. Come, join, and sing,You are welcomeAt the table. Come, sit, smile, eat,You are welcomeAt the table. Come, be with God,You are welcomeAt the table. Come,
Read moreGlenn Dromgoogle, former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, will share stories from a book he co-authored at the August meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations.The public is invited to the meeting at Wylie United Methodist Church, 3430 Antilley Road. Lunch is served at 11:30, followed by a short business meeting and Dromgoole’s program. A $3 donation is suggested for
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By LORETTA FULTON The hymns of Francis Jane (Fanny) Crosby will be featured Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Wednesday evening programming at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Guest speaker will be Glenn Dromgoole, a member of First Central, former editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, prolific writer, and owner, with his wife, Carol, of Texas Star Trading Company. A
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Don’t give me a fruitcake for Christmas © Glenn Dromgoole Don’t give me a fruitcake for Christmas this fall. The last one you gave me I couldn’t eat at all. What are those green things and blue things and red? Are they still alive, or dormant, or dead? I knew I couldn’t eat it, right from the start, because of
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BOOK SIGNINGS Monday, Nov. 26, 4-6 p.m. at Texas Star Trading Co., Gary McCaleb, former Abilene mayor, is the co-author of Treasured Places: Celebrating the Richness of America’s Cities & Towns ($18.95 paperback). Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-noon at Texas Star Trading Co., Charles Lynn Russell is the author of the novel, Coming Home ($15 paperback) Pre-signed — Playing for More: Trust Beyond
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