Author: Anthony L. Jordan

Like many other Oklahomans, I am a Thunder fan! Until the Thunder came to town, you could not convince me to watch an NBA game. Now I am a big-time fan. My basketball IQ has increased also. For example, there are times when...

Because the Messenger gave coverage to Rose Day in last week’s issue, I did not write on the subject. However, I would be remiss if I did not speak of the wonderful progress we have made in the pro-life movement in Oklahoma. If...

What testimonies, from those who travel on missions trips, grip you the most? What stories from missionaries lift your soul? I don’t think you are much different from me, and none brings greater joy than to hear of people coming...

Whoa! Not Wow, but Whoa! This is a good Oklahoma word used as a command to your horse to get it to stop running. I am not a horse, nor are you, but I am suggesting that this would be a good time for Oklahoma Baptists to holler...

Read the words quoted in the lead article of this issue from Pastor Hance Dilbeck regarding the remarkable tithe and subsequent gift through the Cooperative Program (CP) by Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. “The...

Some will read this column and deduce that I have stepped beyond my focus on moral and ethical issues into the political arena—allow me to provide a disclaimer. My purpose is not to be political. I do not put my hope in any...

Jan. 22, 1973, is a day that will live in infamy. On that day, the Supreme Court of the United States made a decision that sealed the doom for more than 50 million unborn children in America. The Court declared in its decision...

I am very thankful for the spiritual training I received as a child. My parents taught me very early to read my Bible and pray. In Sunday School and Church Training (OK, I just dated myself), these two spiritual disciplines, as...

For years I have heard it said, “The world is not more evil. We just hear more about it because of saturation of news sources.” I did not believe it when I first heard this statement, and I do not believe it now. While I cannot...