A friend of mine tells of an experience he once had. He and his family were on a campout trip with other families from his church. They had a wonderful time of eating food cooked out of doors, sharing...

DEAR ABBY: I am a single parent of two girls. My oldest, “Becca,” is 17. She has been dating this guy and, as soon as she graduates, plans to move in with him and two of his friends (another couple). ...

As the first full week of session has ended, the lawmakers at the Oklahoma State Capitol are hard at work with shepherding their legislation through the committee process. The Legislature has implemen...

DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, I developed psychosis with a personality change. I did things I’m ashamed of. I had an affair, remarried and moved out of the country, leaving my 13-year-old daughter with...

Samuel the prophet came to Saul the king of Israel with a message of rejection from the Lord. The story is recorded in I Samuel 13 and we find these words in Verse 14, “But now thy kingdom shall not c...

While I was in college, I worked for a while at the Bell Brand Potato Factory. They prepared and packaged corn chips, peanuts and frozen french fries as well as potato chips. I worked the late shift f...

The Okmulgee Lions Club welcomed Cindy Taylor as their speaker on Tuesday. Taylor grew up in Okmulgee and graduated from Beggs. Formerly a teacher for Preston Schools for years, she decided to open he...

On Monday, Feb. 3, Gov. Kevin Stitt delivered his annual “State of the State” address to the members of the Oklahoma Legislature and the entire state, which coincides with the opening of the 60th Okla...

DEAR ABBY: We share a vacation home with another family. My husband and I are neat people. The other family is the opposite. They leave dirty dishes in the sink for days, promising, “I’ll get to them....

I think that we all probably have people that we decide that we just don’t like from the moment we meet them. It may be irrational to act like that, but we do it anyway. So, we avoid them, ignore them...

DEAR ABBY: My brother died of cancer a year ago. During his entire 50-year marriage, I felt bad about the way his wife treated him. She snapped at him and bit his head off from the time they were firs...

We had known each other professionally through her work as a State Representative, and in my work as an Assistant News Director at our local radio station. We also were both youth workers at different...

Morris Fire Department will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Feb. 8, from 7-11 a.m. at the Morris Elementary Cafeteria. The meal will feature all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and bacon. Ad...

DEAR ABBY: I have been thinking a lot lately about my first love. The thoughts come and go, which I know is normal. A week or so ago, I stumbled upon her LinkedIn account, saw her profile picture and ...

As the Oklahoma Legislature begins work, there is a record number of bills presented for consideration over the next four months before the constitutionally required adjournment on the final Friday in...

In the summer of 2023, Bro. Richard, my Spanish dorm roommate from Bible College (42 years ago) and closest friend, was spending the weekend in our home along with his wife, Elizabeth. He was on sched...

“Take Perspectives - it will ruin you for the ordinary!” By the time Floyd McClung, author of “The Father Heart of God,” heralded the perspectives challenge he and his wife Sally had for years lived a...

While living in Alaska, we found that the sports in the schools were somewhat different, especially in southeast Alaska. There weren’t any nearby towns to compete against. You couldn’t drive to the ne...

DEAR ABBY: My younger sister and I were close growing up. We didn’t have many friends, but we were always willing to play games and have fun with each other. At one point, my sister said she wanted to...

Shortly into my new season of shadowing Jim Tracy around campus, he had me join him for a Sunday visit to a church near 61st and Sheridan Avenue. Asbury Methodist’s annual event carefully designed for...