Beacon Staff

Would you like to save lives? That’s what they do at Mend

March 28, 2019 Charles Biggs

There is great work being done at Mend Pregnancy Resource Center and Medical Clinic. Many women from all areas of life can face a crisis when they unexpectedly become pregnant. It can be especially troubling for a young woman who is not married or whose family is living from paycheck-to-paycheck. Unexpected babies interfere with work…

Gun control does not help if only criminals have the guns

March 28, 2019 Robert McDowell

One morning recently, the 5 a.m. radio news woke me up with the story that there had been a multiple shooting in two or three Islam Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. First reports were that there were numerous victims killed and wounded in each – also that the perpetrator had used two military-grade rifles, and…

Lessons in the basement of a Baptist Church

March 28, 2019 Walker Moore

I grew up in a small country church, when we first started attending this church it had one large room called the sanctuary. The seats were long wooden pews that would bend like a horseshoe as it went from one side to the other. Directly below it was the basement. Most of our Sunday Schools,…

First Tee – Flying Tee

March 28, 2019

First Tee of Tulsa will hold it’s third annual “Masters Classic” fund raiser at Flying Tee, April 10, from 4 – 8 p.m. The First Tee of Tulsa is a program I have long believed in and supported because of the impact it makes in young people’s lives. The program was established in 1999, with…

New OSU OC likes what he sees

March 28, 2019

One of the big questions for the Oklahoma State football team this spring is how the offense will react to the new offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson. OSU has been consistently good on offense lately and Gleeson comes from Princeton where he ramrodded one of the most prolific offenses in the nation. Princeton was undefeated in…

No. 1 seed Virginia locks down Oklahoma in NCAAs

March 28, 2019

In a defensive struggle, Oklahoma came up short against No. 1 seeded Virginia Sunday and lost 51-63. The loss eliminated the Sooners from a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. It also left the Big 12 Conference with only one team – the Texas Tech Red Raiders – in th NCAA Tournament. The Sooners overachieved this…

Mid-America Prophecy Conference to discuss the Nation Israel

March 21, 2019

Is the Nation Israel as sign of the return of Jesus Christ? That is one of the main themes of the 2018 10th Annual Mid-America Prophecy Conference, April 4-6, in the Tulsa Southern Hills Marriott. “This is not a prophecy playground,” said Philip Goodman on Bibleprophecyaswritten.com. “It is rooted in the Bible as a serious…

Bill offers a clearer picture of federal spending in state

March 21, 2019

The Senate approved legislation to provide the public and legislature with a clearer picture of what federal funds Oklahoma receives and spends. Senate Bill 271, by Sen. Nathan Dahm, will require state agencies that receive federal funds to annually publish a list on their website of the funds, what programs they are used for and…

Stitt gets more authority

March 21, 2019

Passage of five reorganizational bills will give Gov. Kevin Stitt and future governors more authority to hire and fire agency leaders for the Oklahoma Healthcare Authority (SB 456), Oklahoma Department of Transportation (SB 457), Oklahoma Department of Corrections (HB 2480), Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (HB 2479), and Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance…

Tax credits for teachers

March 21, 2019

The House of Representatives unanimously passed a measure that would provide Oklahoma school teachers some financial relief when they spend money out of pocket for their classrooms. House Bill 2502, by House Speaker Charles McCall, would provide a $1,000 tax credit that teachers can claim for classroom expenditures and fees associated with the teacher certification…