Valleys in the Scriptures often conjure images of distance and death. Who, in very conservative churches, did not grow up with constant references to the Valley of Megiddo? Armageddon was, and for many still, a constant specter.
I am always interested in the response when I ask fearful people … Continue reading
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I recently heard a young mega-church pastor prefers to be known as a “Speaker.” For some time I have had an ongoing conversation with a young fellow who from time to times seems enamored of everything mega. Carefully I have sought to parse the distinctions between speaker and pastor.… Continue reading
Our daughters are industrious. Kimberly began crocheting just after Cohen was born. She creates some popular pieces. I will break out my hats in a few short months. They will keep my head warm come winter.
Tommie just became the first Bon Look Ambassador in Oklahoma! She once … Continue reading
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Last week Joshua Steven Durcho received sentencing for killing five people in 2009. The plea agreement avoided a trial in which the victims’ relatives would surely have relived the gruesome nature of the crimes. The Oklahoman relayed Rhonda Rust’s sentiments,
… Continue reading Read More“The death penalty would not have made me
Suddenly things changed. I now have an understanding of, “as in the sudden-ness of child birth.” This morning just after my normal bowl of oatmeal and a banana, it hit me. Reading the paper did not help. Less than an hour later my Dad arrived to take me to … Continue reading
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