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Charles Biggs

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Here are some challenges and goals for this new year

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My view of the new year has adjusted this time and one reason is because I now have two grandchildren, a granddaughter, 20 months, and a grandson, 3 months. My hope for them is a real relationship to God through Jesus Christ and a life filled with purpose, peace and joy. I am concerned about…

Lopsided loss to LSU ends an otherwise good OU campaign

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An otherwise successful 2019 season went sour quickly as No. 4 Oklahoma was overcome by No. 1 LSU, 63-28, in Atlanta in a College Football Playoff semifinal. The Sooners have won five Big 12 Championships in a row but this is the fourth time (in those same five years) that Oklahoma has advanced to the…

Here’s how we all sing ‘Joy to the World!’ with passion

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How hard would it be to relate to someone who you have never seen? How difficult would it be to communicate with someone when you talk and they don’t speak back? This is a dilemma that mankind has faced from the beginning with trying to form a relationship with God. In the Garden of Eden,…

OU’s Riley and LSU’s Orgeron have different backgrounds

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An old-school, hard-nosed football coach who was forced to update his coaching philosophy and perhaps the most innovative offensive mind in college football will clash in the Peach Bowl December 28 in Atlanta. And Oklahoma has suspended  starting defensive end Ronnie Perkins, running back Rhamondre Stevenson and receiver Trejan Bridges for unnamed violations. It wasn’t…

Football plus some horrendous traffic in a trip Dallas

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I went to the Big 12 Championship game in Arlington, Texas, to watch Oklahoma play Baylor on December 7. I had never been to the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, so I was curious about what it was like. I had seen the stadium on television many times. Of course, I have been…

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Oklahoma almost had three Heisman winners in a row

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Two out of three isn’t bad. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was the runaway winner of the Heisman Trophy Saturday night but Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was second in points. Burrow got 2,608 points while Hurts was a distant second with 762 points. Justin Fields was third with 747 points and Chase Young was fourth with…

Songs of Christmas evoke some sentimental memories

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One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. I grew up singing Christmas carols at church (and at school back then) and they have stuck with me. I even learned on in Spanish – O Pueblecito de Belen (O Little Town of Bethlehem). Here are some of my favorite Christmas songs: – White…

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It’s No. 4 OU vs. No. 1 LSU Dec. 28 in the Playoff Semis

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ARLINGTON, Texas –  For the fifth year in a row and the third time under Coach Lincoln Riley, the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners have won the Big 12 Championship. It was a struggle but the Sooners held off No. 7 Baylor and won 30-23 in overtime here  to win an unprecedented fifth Big 12 Championship…

I’m going to get my grandchildren toys for Christmas

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My daughter told me not to buy any more toys for my 18-month-old granddaughter for Christmas. Right. I have only been a grandparent for 18 months and that is not a whole lot of time to spoil a granddaughter. And now, I have twice as much spoiling to do thanks to the birth of my…

Rematch: Round 2 between OU/Baylor

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No. 6 Oklahoma (11-1, 8-1 in the Big 12) dispatched in-state rival Oklahoma State Saturday, setting up a rematch with No. 8 Baylor at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Big 12 Championship game in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on ABC. In a cold, windy night, the Sooners ground out a 34-14 victory over OSU…