Hidden In The Dark

Of course you’ve been there many times before. A deaddark night when you have no electricity for some reason, so you light a candle. And immediately that thing shines like a diamond that has a heavy spotlight six inches from it. No mistaking where it is.

The Right to Vote

America Early 19th Century Land of the Free with a constitution written by white, male, landowners guaranteeing the right to vote for all 21 year old, white male, landers. Wait a minute, something is missing. What about women? Could they vote or own their own land? Nope, not going to happen.

Why Did Jesus Have To Die? - Part 2

By Ken Murrell Depew Church of Christ “The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming…it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect…” (Hebrews 10:1-2).God gave Moses the law on Mt. Sinai (please read Exodus 20). Yet, that law was “only a shadow.

Halloween’s origin

Halloween, as we all know, is an annual holiday traditionally celebrated on October 31.The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival Sanhain, pronounce “SAH-win” when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

Thinking Out Loud

Bristow, OklahomaThose hurting from the loss of loved ones describe it as feeling empty. Some people describe a physical sensation of being hollow. Others describe it as a constant state of ache and longing.

Why Did Jesus Have To Die? - Part 1

By Ken Murrell Depew Church of Christ“For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later” (Mark 9:31).

Back in the Day By Bunny Baker

Years ago when this country was young and less populated, people in the rural areas were pretty much cut off from everything. Houses were not close enough to run across the road and visit. Any kind of entertainment was scarce, but they made their own.

Thinking Out Loud

I have a friend who owned fainting goats. Yes, there is such a thing as a goat that faints. Here is what he shared with me: 'They are really fun to watch and make great pets. A goat will eat poison ivy, poison oat, poison sumac, and clean all the trees up as far as they can reach.

What Does Jesus Expect?

When one young couple vacationed in Hawai’i, their visit ended with one descriptive word - Paradise!A family explored New York City.When asked to describe in one word what they experienced, each chose different terms.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to hopefully encourage changes that need to happen with our rail system. I live in the Bristow, Oklahoma area and have recently had to deal with the possibility of there being street closings in trade for upgrades to 3 crossings.