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April is when hummingbirds arrive in Oklahoma

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The hummers have arrived and, for the record, they made it without the help of geese. Favorites of every homeowner with a backyard of flowers or a porch with a red-accented sugar-water-filled feeder, ruby-throated and black-chinned hummingbirds are returning to Oklahoma. Likely, strong southerly winds have helped them along as numbers of first-sighting reports started…

It be bad, God is always reaching out to us, we matter to Him

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If you want to get on my good side, take me out for either barbecue or Mexican food. I have strong opinions about both. I believe some of the best Mexican food comes from those tiny Mom and Pop restaurants. When you realize the waiter and the cook are the same person, your tongue knows…

Free the village, be they people, processes, or systems

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First off, to be clear, I do not see people as beasts or monsters but as one’s that God sees as having great worth in His eyes. How we treat others helps them remember their infinite worth as children of the living God.   We should do this even when they are disruptive, to help them…

The Alphabetical B-I-B-L-E, the incredible Word of God

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I am thinking about designing a new study Bible. I see these popular Bibles in bookstores: men’s study Bibles, women’s study Bibles, second coming study Bibles and the list goes on. I want to put together the Alphabetical Bible, one with all the books in alphabetical order. I have seen people struggling when our pastor…

We are just friends, who come alongside each other

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There are times when I just need someone to listen to me, without giving me advice or telling me I am wrong.   My wife is one of those people in my life who listens to my words, and she still loves me these past 50 years we have been married.  She knows the way I…

Jesus can identify with our ‘owies’ and have empathy for us

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Today, I’ve been sitting at my computer and thinking. But I’m not good at sitting. I want to be out and about, interacting with people. And I’m really not good at thinking. Do you know how hard it is and how much energy it takes? It’s probably a good thing I’m sitting while I’m thinking….

Redbud tree flowers and buds make tasty tea and jelly

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[Looking at history and why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] What more beautiful time of year than when the native redbuds are in perfect pink bloom through the forest? Last week they popped the day before a very hard freeze, but these are native plants that survived the weather for millennia….

Tulsa Drillers open

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It’s opening night for the Tulsa Drillers, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The local minor leaguers will open the 2023 Texas League season tonight, with a three-game series at home against the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres). First pitch is 7:05 p.m. tonight through Saturday, at ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa….

Well-timed silence can be more eloquent than words

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I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Clarence Jones the speechwriter for Marin Luther King speak a few years ago.  I have pondered some of his thoughts and wanted to share them. “There is nothing greater than freedom and the struggle for freedom is important for all of us.” “The most tragic bigotry is silence…