By DANNY MINTON It was a school day, and he didn’t much look forward to going. After all, when you’re a young boy, there are a lot more things in life that are much more interesting than spending the day listening to boring teachers and the endless hours of lessons. So, when he noticed the commotion outside his house, he
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Growing up, my hometown of Plano was just a small rural community out in the middle of cotton farms and cattle where you could see for miles across freshly plowed fields and grazing pasture. It was 5 to 10 miles to the nearest town in any direction from downtown. The population in 1950 was 2,126. When
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By DANNY MINTON When the knock came on the door just as it was getting dark, I was taken by surprise as I saw two people about my size staring at me through plastic masks covering their faces. I was around three, and it was the first Halloween that I remember. I remember at that point my mother decorating my face
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Several years ago Disney produced a movie, “Love Leads the Way: A True Story.” It is the story of two characters. Morris Frank, a young man who at 6 lost an eye when he hit a tree limb riding a horse and then lost the other during a boxing mishap at the age of 16. The other
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Sitting on my office desk is a glass case with a football from the 1965 AA state championship game inside. Resting on the case is a book entitled “The Best High School Football in the Country.” One step higher lying on the book is a baseball glove from my Little League years some 50 years ago. Move
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON In a high school football game a few years ago, the Brandon Bulldogs of Brandon, Mississippi, met the Northwest Rankin Cougars on the field for a junior varsity football matchup. The game started out like any other high school competition but took an unexpected turn as the game progressed. Brandon quickly went up by a score of
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By LESLIE STRADER Sand and stars. Those are the two images – or metaphors – the Lord gave to Abraham when He plucked him out of obscurity and made a covenant with him 4,000 years ago. The first mention is in Genesis 15:5: “And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able
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By DANNY MINTON Browse the internet and you will discover several websites that list the last words of famous people of the past. Most are probably not the actual final words, but more of a final thought during their last days of life. Some are long philosophical sayings, but most are just a short quip about the end of life.
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By NANCY PATRICK Abilene, Texas, a relatively quiet, safe place to live, has had a recent increase in violence. This has prompted me to ponder the causes of such unusual behavior not only in Abilene but also around the world. My dilemma relates to the apparent fear and anger felt by many people who behave badly—both verbally and physically.
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Spirit Of Abilene 