The Bible declares in I Peter 5:10 that our God, the God of all Heaven and Earth, is the God of all grace. Over the last few weeks, we have seen from Scripture and have acknowledged that the grace of ...

God inspired the Bible, and there is overwhelming evidence (internal and external) to support it, so it is the only divinely authorized guide for men (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 3:15, 16). Christians have no...

“I feel God’s presence when I walk through the woods and take time to look around at all His beautiful creations like the trees and chirping birds,” says Lauren, 10. As I write, a seagull sits perched...

Jude 1:22-23 - Show mercy toward those who have doubts; save others by snatching them out of the fire; and to others show mercy mixed with fear, but hate their very clothes, stained by their sinful lu...

Uganda Martyrs Catholic Church marks its 100th anniversary this weekend. Located at 303 E. 3rd Street in Okmulgee, the church has invited parishioners, former members and friends of the church to a tw...

It is one of my favorites - that old hymn by Julia Johnston and Daniel Towner, “Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt, yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured, there...

Carson Baptist Church will host a Vacation Bible Study June 9-13 the church for additional information.

The Psalmist in 116:1-2 said, “I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.” To thi...

Morris Assembly of God, 206 N. Hughes Ave. in Morris, will host a Youth Camp Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Sunday, June 1, from 12-2 p.m. The meal will feature spaghetti, garlic bread, salad a drink and...

William Paley was an 18th-century English clergyman, Christian apologist and philosopher. He is best known for his design argument for the existence of God. Paley suggested that if a person were walki...

“One of the decisions was what kind of ice cream I wanted, strawberry or vanilla,” says Christen, 11. “That is a hard decision for me. I really don’t know how God showed me the sign, but I picked stra...

Eastside Baptist Church will celebrate its 15th pastoral anniversary Saturday, June 7, at 6 p.m. The banquet will take place at the Okmulgee Community Center, 1201 W. 7th Street in Okmulgee. Tickets a...

2 Timothy 1:7 - For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. This time each year, the world receives a new batch of hopeful youths setting off on t...

Deuteronomy 32:4 - He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. If anyone ever asks you to define our God, what will you ...

“I talk to him and ask him what to do and what college to go to,” says Abraham, 8. “God helps me make a decision like if I should hit my brother.” Decisions, decisions. If you’d like to enter college ...

“She likes to do dances in the car, which are hilarious,” says Savannah, age 11. “Some of the dances I think are extinct. When she starts to dance to a song, I tell her to stop because I think she wil...

2 Kings 18:11-12 - The king of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in towns of the Medes. This happened because they had not obeyed the Lord t...

DEAR ABBY: My oldest sister has it in her head that since she’s home all week, she needs to go out every Sunday. She started calling me every Saturday to invite me to accompany her, which I did a few ...

Everyone makes mistakes or fails in their attempts to grow and meet the challenges of daily life. Without these miscues little would be learned, and growth as a person would be limited. In short, fail...

Over the past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has not only been busy with promoting youth-related policies at the state and federal capitols, but we have also led two important ...