Courtesy photo Fort Sumner-based artist Mike Scovel has been commissioned to recreate a saluting boy he created for a veterans memorial in Temple, Texas, for a veterans plaza in Schertz, Texas. The original was created nine years ago with his grandson, Kolter West of Fort Sumner, serving as the model. By Kevin Wilson When Ruth […]
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March 27, 2007
Church of the Nazarene was in the middle of a10-day revival. Evangelist C. Wesley Brough’s topics included “Heaven,” “When God quits,” and “Eternal Retribution.” … Clovis High’s baseball team held its second workout of the season. The first workout included clearing the field of brush and debris that had accumulated over the winter. … Miller’s […]
It’s good to be aboard for one more winter
December 7, 2006
By Curtis Shelburne: Religion columnist It’s not officially winter just yet, but maybe you’ll forgive me for jumping the gun to say, I just went outside and saw a beautiful winter sky. I like what I saw. I’d just let the dog out to take care of some extremely earthly business, and I followed […]
War, spirituality not withstanding
August 5, 2006
By Clyde Davis, Local Columnist We don’t usually get overtly spiritual in this column; more often than not, the spirituality is covert. Today, however, moves us in a different direction. The spiritual piece is overt, though it is not specific. I want us to think about the common ground that undergirds many faith perspectives. To […]
Christmas Day time to reflect on gifts of season
December 24, 2005
Freedom Newspapers Today, when Christians around the world reflect upon Christmas Day they stand in the tradition of the faithful throughout the ages who rejoiced that all blessings and mercies of eternity come together in God’s gift of the baby in the manger — Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Prophesies of a suffering Savior and Eternal […]
