Revelation 3:12 - I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the ne...

“I think God can be everywhere because he can look at everybody from the sky,” says Kate. “God has angels everywhere to help him be everywhere,” says Emilee, 8. Friends, I believe you’re trying to con...

Sometimes we look around us and we wonder if commitment has become one of those lost virtues. Most of us remember the statement, “There was a time when a man’s word was his bond.” It seems “back in th...

Leaders at Oklahoma’s mental health agency have told lawmakers the cash crunch is so severe, the agency may have trouble meeting its payroll obligations this month. The Department of Mental Health and...

Although there are many drivers who understand what goes on under the hood of a vehicle and the inner workings of car mechanics, there are plenty of others who might not know a spark plug from a dipst...

Patsy This adorable 9-week-old terrier mix is ready to find her forever home! Patsy is playful, feisty, affectionate, gentle and full of personality - with a scruffy little face that’s impossible to r...

After hearing a speech in the House of Commons, Winston Churchill remarked, “I should think it hardly possible to state the opposite of the truth with more precision.” Whether lies are told with preci...

1 Kings 8:56-61 - “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses. May the Lord ...

Okmulgee High School held its 2025 Prom last week. Pictured are some of the attendees at the event.

A longtime friend of mine, Bob, passed away two weeks ago. He was a dedicated Christian and a skilled servant of Christ Jesus. Everyone who knew him spoke well of him. Unfortunately, over the past few...

This Sunday, April 20, is The Resurrection of Our Lord. The readings are from Job 19:23-27, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 and Mark 16:1-8. “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By th...

True Evangelism is about speaking truth to power. Jesus calling out the hypocrisy of religion and offering compassion to the vulnerable. Politics is about seizing power to defend the truth. Our truth ...

If Jesus rose from the dead today, how would you announce his resurrection? “I would be screaming,” says Meg, age 9, “‘Jesus is not in the tomb.’ I would be telling everyone in the world. I think ever...

1 Kings 6:12 - As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, observe my laws and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father...

“I think Jesus wanted to ride the donkey so he wouldn’t hurt his feet,” says Mary Jane, 7. “His feet had just got washed by expensive perfume.” Mary of Bethany had anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive ...

It is a non-negotiable truth that Christians dearly hold the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, sufficient and final authority in all matters of faith and salvation such that all religious study must...

Most businesses, organizations, health facilities, schools, churches, etc., employ critically essential personnel known as maintenance staff. Every area of our lives seems to be an ongoing maintenance...

It is not who you might think. A local news outlet in Campbell County, Kentucky, reported that in 2024, graduating high school senior, Micah Price, told his classmates at the beginning of his commence...

“God is very loving. I imagine he is very tall. I love him,” says Lauren, 9. Yes, God is very loving, but he’s also a “sin hater” who’s the “nicest man in the world,” says Justin, 10. “I think he has ...

1 Samuel 30:6 - David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God....