Submitted by dwhitsett on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 14:54 from Dwight Whitsett - Whitticisms, View Original Posting
Do we want to be taken seriously? Do we want to overcome misconceptions about our faith and practice? Do we hope to ever fulfill our mission and make an impact on our culture? Then here (in no particular order) are a few things I believe we must do:
Submitted by dwhitsett on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 20:19 from Dwight Whitsett - Whitticisms, View Original Posting
It’s a shame to write only when one is irritated. Do it often enough and you will earn the designation, “curmudgeon.” I am, at the moment, highly irritated and I am writing. But I promise not to make it a habit.
Abilene is not really a small town, but sometimes it seems to be. One would think that most things would be readily available here, especially medical supplies. We have a dozen or so listed in the phone book and so, I got on the phone and began calling to find a particular item I really needed today. I called several places, a couple of which did not have the item in stock but promised they could get it by the next day. I decided to keep calling around to see if I could find it in stock somewhere.
My first “hit” was a place called “Choice Medical Supply.” Yes, the lady told me, they had some in stock. “Great,” said I and hopped in the car to pick one up. It was not a short drive but not all that far either.
When I arrived, the lady I talked to on the phone led me into a room whose walls were lined with this and that. But when we came to the place where it should be…guess what…it wasn’t there!
Submitted by dwhitsett on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 15:29 from Dwight Whitsett - Whitticisms, View Original Posting
“So, you believe that only Christians are going to heaven?” It’s a question that has caused more than one person to squirm uncomfortably. It is especially uncomfortable if the question is asked in a public forum (radio or television interview) in a challenging way by someone who (1) isn’t a person of faith or, (2) an adherent of a non-Christian religion. In reality, any answer will offend someone, somehow. One response will offend one group, the alternative will offend the other. No answer at all will offend whoever’s left.
If you are a Christian and you believe the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) to be accurate accounts of the words and actions of Christ, only one answer is possible. It is the answer Jesus gave to a disciple named Thomas. Here it is:
Submitted by dwhitsett on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 15:45 from Dwight Whitsett - Whitticisms, View Original Posting
I enjoy living in Abilene. We love our little piece of earth we call “Charamon.” Over the years, I have lived or had extended stays in several large metropolitan areas in the United States and Australia.
Never have I stayed a city where more people ran red lights than Abilene, Texas. Yesterday in one short drive to the grocery store and back, I saw two blatant violations. Never have I stayed in a city where there were more emergency vehicle sirens blaring at all hours than Abilene, Texas.
Submitted by Sunset Alumni on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 15:47
Jabe Matthew Pratt, 95 of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at his home in Abilene. A service is scheduled for 11:00 am Friday February 5th, 2010 at Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St with burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park, Don Morrison officiating. A visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday evening from 5-6:30 pm.
Jabe was born on September 17th, 1914 to Jabe Ero Pratt and Virda Cooper Pratt in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He attended ACU, LCU and Sunset International Bible Institute. Jabe was a minister at many churches across the Northeast and the Western United States as well as many other areas of the country. After retiring from Portalis, NM Jabe and his wife Yvonne moved to Abilene where they were members of the 11th and Willis Church of Christ.
Jabe was preceded in death by his mother, father, A son and a brother. He is survived by his wife of 77 years Yvonne, a son, Butch Pratt and wife Gladys of Little Elm, TX; a granddaughter; Jamie Klimko and two grandsons; Gary Pratt and Gerald Pratt, 5 great grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, as well as many extended family members and close friends.
