HOLY WEEK: SHANE HUGHES
The second sermon for 2020’s Holy Week Luncheon series is given by Shane Hughes from Highland Church of Christ. Click the link below to view “Surprising Hope” from Mark 16:1-8.
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HOLY WEEK LUNCHEON SERIES CONTINUES–MINUS THE LUNCH
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Four Abilene Churches, continuing in a tradition over 35 years old in Abilene, are hosting Holy Week Luncheon Series–without the luncheon–Monday through Thursday, April 6-9. St. Paul United Methodist, Highland Church of Christ, First Baptist Church and First Central Presbyterian Church are the host churches. For the first time, the traditional luncheon series won’t be held, due
Read moreSHUTDOWN CAN’T STIFLE CREATIVITY Of CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTERS
By LORETTA FULTON COVID-19 has turned the world upside down, creating havoc, shutting down schools, churches and some businesses, and leaving everyone wondering when “social distancing” will disappear from our vocabulary. One thing it hasn’t been able to do is stifle creativity. Nowhere is that more evident than in the children’s and youth departments at local churches. Sunday School teachers
Read moreTHE MONKEY LADY AND THE BLIND MAN
By WALT PFEIFER Children in the village would taunt her yelling, “There goes monkey lady- monkey lady- monkey lady!” as she hobbled along the streets of Corozol Town. I never did know her name, so for story purposes I’ll call her by the most popular female name in Belize, which is Meera. Corozol Town is the northernmost city in Belize
Read moreMIKE COPE BACK IN THE PULPIT AGAIN
By LORETTA FULTON East coast, West coast, Texas coast and points in between, Mike Cope has been there since leaving the pulpit at Highland Church of Christ in 2009. But listen a little closer to his life story the past 10 years and something becomes obvious. “We’ve never left Abilene,” Cope said. Read Loretta Fulton‘s complete story in the Abilene
Read moreST. ANN PLACE WILL SERVE HOMELESS
Drive by the old St. Ann Hospital at 1350 Cypress St. and it looks like nothing is happening. Chain link fence surrounds the property and there are signs of some demolition. A worker’s gloves are stuck in the fence and a lock and chain deter trespassers. Basically, the building looks empty and neglected. It may be empty, but it is
Read moreHIGHLAND SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM
Highland Church of Christ is sponsoring a children’s feeding program at its three campuses July 30-Aug. 17 as a pilot program to bridge the gap between the A.I.S.D. Summer Feeding Program and the beginning of school. Children ages 18 and younger will be served at Highland’s three locations – South Fifth and Highland, North Ninth and Cypress and South 10th
Read moreABILENE LOSING A GOOD FRIEND
By LORETTA FULTON Highland Church of Christ and all of Abilene will be loosing a good friend when Jonathan Storment and his family move to Little Rock. Jonathan, preaching minister at Highland since 2010, will become preaching minister at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ. His last Sunday at Highland will be June 24. In eight years, Jonathan has become a
Read moreASKING THE TOUGH FAITH QUESTIONS
By Loretta Fulton “Is Christianity intolerant?” Yes, and we should be thankful for that. Christianity makes us intolerant of racism, super-nationalism, and other “isms” that are hurtful. “Praise God, it makes us intolerant of certain things,” said Jonathan Storment, preaching minister at Highland Church of Christ. Storment was one of the speakers for a student-led forum called “Inquire” Nov. 7
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