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The Bristow News welcomes letters to the editor that comment on and further the public debate on topics of general interest. To submit a letter, please email your letter to angie.gentry@bristownews.com. All letters must be signed with a legible name, address, and phone number.

If Hell is for Real, it Changes Everything!

Not many people want to talk or write about hell, except maybe a few fire-and-brimstone preachers bent on scaring people into the kingdom. Personally, I love to think, talk, and dream of heaven, but hell is another story. As much as we don’t want to think, talk or write about it, maybe we should.

Have You Taken Revenge?

The young man was working the “graveyard” shift in New York City. At around 3:00 in the morning when all was quiet, an unknown man bounded up to the second floor. Only the young man and his coworker from the next office were present in the isolated building.

“Make your plans, and watch God laugh”

Andy was only a green twenty-year-old when he was called to his very first pastorate out in the Panhandle of Oklahoma. Located in a rural isolated community, this tiny church was accustomed to getting “newbies” as its pastor.

Autry stops here

Gene Autry, 29-year old western movie star who makes more money than Clark Gable but isn’t pestered by autograph hunters, stopped off in Bristow long enough to sniff the air and pace the Frisco platform that he used to tread everyday when he was the Frisco telegraph operator here.

Choices

My stepdaughter and I were traveling along Turner Turnpike on the way home from Oklahoma City. We were just about thirteen miles out of the City when my car became difficult to steer. I flipped on the flashers and reluctantly pulled over to the side of the highway. Yes. It was a flat tire.

Growing old during a crisis

The elderly aging face unwanted challenges. Duane was almost 80 when his sweetheart died. They'd been together 57 years, spending their adult lives doing everything together.

Are you on solid ground?

What a scary and traumatic situation! The young girl was having winter fun with a few friends. She walked out onto the ice covering a huge lake. It should be solid, she thought; after all, she’d grown up in Alaska and lived near the lake. Her judgment that day had lapsed.

Senate Review

This past week, we completed work on the 2021 legislative session, adjourning on Thursday, a day before the deadline mandated by our state’s constitution.

Which Words Work Best?

With all the conflicting messages in the world today, how can we be absolutely certain that the words we are hearing, and more important, what we are accepting, are really those which bring the best results? The words that work best are first truthful.