Editor’s Note: Glenn’s column first was posted on Spirit of Abilene May 31, 2025. It is worth reading again. By Glenn Dromgoole It’s summer, and churches all over town are having Vacation Bible School — and that brings to mind the most memorable VBS of my life. And I wasn’t even a participant. It was 60 years ago, the summer
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By Glenn Dromgoole I was on Facebook the other day with some people from my hometown, people that I hadn’t seen in person in years. And I was reminded that, to them, I will always be Glenn Allen. Not Glenn. Glenn Allen. And I suspect that is true of a good many people, especially from small towns, who were called
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By Glenn Dromgoole Former Abilenian Dr. Leonard Allen, dean of the College of Bible and Ministry at Lipscomb University in Nashville, is co-author with John Mark Hicks of A Wild Democracy, the first in a planned three-volume history of the Churches of Christ in the 20th Century. The book, published by Abilene Christian University Press (192 pages, $19.99 paperback), covers the period
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By Glenn Dromgoole (This is the last of three excerpts from the book Parables from the Diamond that I co-authored with Phil Christopher, published in 2009 and now out of print.) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, is one of the nation’s favorite tourist locations. Of the many thousands who have played the game,
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By Glenn Dromgoole (This is the second of three excerpts from the book Parables from the Diamond that I co-authored with Phil Christopher, published in 2009 and now out of print.) A simple ground ball to first base is bobbled and the winning run scores. A surefire double play is botched by a bad toss from the shortstop. An infield
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By Glenn Dromgoole (This is the first of three excerpts from the book Parables from the Diamond that I co-authored with Phil Christopher, published in 2009 and now out of print.) The ball is hit to deep right-center field. The centerfielder takes off at the crack of the bat, straining every muscle as he attempts to make a spectacular catch
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By Glenn Dromgoole A few things I’ve learned after making Abilene my home for 40 years. Maybe you’ll agree. * Someone said “Keep Abilene Boring” and we take that as a compliment. * Quoting the Bible in Abilene is a contact sport. * A yellow traffic light means speed up and look both ways. * A green traffic light means
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By Glenn Dromgoole Would you rather be rich or famous? Or both? Or neither? As one who is neither, let me offer a couple of thoughts on the question. Yes, I have to say, I would like to be rich. Yes, sometimes I think, I would like to be famous. Then I look at the news and see all these
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By Glenn Dromgoole Johnnie Lou Avery Boyd, beloved longtime Abilenian who now lives in Midland, recently sent me a copy of her latest book, Wisdom of the Aged. And, indeed, the 185 pages (8 ½ by 11 in an easy-to-read typeface) are packed with practical and insightful wisdom. Johnnie Lou writes: “I wish a wise elder had sat me down
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