Like many who make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I have stood in the beautifully landscaped garden just outside the old city wall of Jerusalem gazing at the scar-faced hill called Golgotha. It truly does amaze me that the hill...
Read MoreA crowd estimated at more than 650 gathered at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City March 29 for the first of what organizers hope becomes an annual Oilfield Prayer Breakfast. In conjunction with the breakfast,...
Read MoreYou have probably seen those little books that list the funny things children say. One of these books asked children to fill in the blanks to complete various well-known sayings. For example, for the phrase, “Roses are red and...
Read MoreOn Jan. 12, an earthquake registering 7.0 on the Richter scale devastated the already very poor country of Haiti. Hundreds died and many more still face life altering physical infirmities. The capital city was basically...
Read MoreI think I am losing my mind. No, make that . . . I AM losing my mind. I own two good pair of eyeglasses. Lately, I’ve found myself accidentally wearing one pair on the top of my head and the other clipped to the front of my...
Read MoreI have written before about my adventures in studying piano. Growing up in rural America, the last thing a young boy wanted to do was practice piano every day. There were hills to run, dogs to chase and baseball games to play....
Read MoreEvery time I turn around, someone gives me a card with strict instructions to carry it in my wallet at all times. My grocery store wants me to have its own special discount card, Blockbuster wants me to have its membership card,...
Read MoreWhen I was a child, I lived outside of Buckner, Mo. Buckner is a small rural community east of Independence/Kansas City, Mo. My family and I attended a tiny country church called Six Mile Baptist. You have seen many churches...
Read MoreThe month of February 2009 marks the turning point in the minds of many Americans as the beginning of a decisive push back against government policies designed to halt the country’s economic freefall. In the waning days of the...
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