Small Town Talk

This is my favorite season of the year. I love to watch the colors of the leaves change from green to orange and red. The air is cool and people are breaking out their jackets. When you look around you see pumpkins and scarecrows adorning people’s front porch.

“Tex, A Born Leader”

Our friend, David, is a rancher who has handled and sold thousands of cattle through the years. One particular part of the job of raising cattle is Roundup Time in the fall.

Riding the Waves of Life

We want to believe that everything lasts. We last. Our loved ones last. We feel that today is forever . But the truth is that the sea of life is more like experiencing wave upon wave of change and uncertainty, everything shifting around us and causing us to lose our footing.

Thinking Out Loud

Sandra cannot stop the tears from flowing as she talks about her youngest child getting ready to leave home and go to college. Sandra is thrilled for her daughter, Christi, to have such an outstanding opportunity and would never dream of holding her back.

“Religion Simply Does Not Work”

Religion. Being good enough for God to accept us. Many do turn to religion… trying to always behave and say the perfect things. So that hopefully, their holy God will be obliged to help them handle the fears and horrible problems in life.

Thinking Out Loud

After a workout in the gym there is nothing like a refreshing drink of water. The highlight of jogging in the hot sun in downtown Tulsa is coming into our condo and taking a cool, refreshing shower.

. . . from the Pastor’s Desk

God is Good! Psalm 118:24 (NKJV) tells us: “24This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” There is a story in Mark 4 about how when Jesus and His disciples were on a boat crossing the sea and a great windstorm arose, and the boat is taking on water.

“Check Your Fly, Preacher!”

A goodhearted momma once approached her well-known and popular pastor after he had completed a stirring message that Sunday morning. She gently introduced herself and then told him, “My son is studying to be a minister at So-and-So Seminary nearby.

Thinking Out Loud

A Very Sad Story! Here is a sad true story about Delores Anna May Aguilar, born in Jal, New Mexico, on June 20th, 1929; departed August 7th, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Edward; son, Edward Junior, and daughter, Ruby Jane. She is survived by….

Learning to Become Stronger

What do we do with grief? How do we handle a tornado called "Death" that has ripped through your family? Why are you left numb and stunned? We are not sure we will ever be the same. Not sure we will ever want to be the same. Well, in reality, we won't ever be the same as we were. It's impossible.