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Here are primary candidates that I will cast a ballot for

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For almost every election, I make recommendations about candidates on the editorial pages of the Tulsa Beacon. Over the years, I have made some great choices, like former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine and former State Sen. Randy Brogdon. These are honorable men who were committed to the principles they ran on and they were men…

Most of us really don’t like to make a whole lot of decisions

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Not long ago, my wife and I ran into a situation we knew we’d experienced before. We got in the car to go to work, and she asked, “Do you have your glasses?” “No, I don’t.” I had to get out off the car, turn off our alarm system and walk upstairs to retrieve them….

How many Sumerian tools do modern men use routinely?

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. What does the number 60 have to do with the Original Americans?…

There’s no more going to the store to get your tubes tested

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My earliest recollection of watching television was seeing the Howdy Doody Show on a huge black-and-white rounded screen. My brothers and I were only allowed to watch for less than an hour and as I recall (which might not be right), we didn’t watch TV on Sunday. That was in the 1950s. Fast forward to…

Explore all possibilities before answering someone’s question

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When I was attending Bible college (I know some of you longtime readers are surprised that I studied the Bible, but it’s true), I had to take a class called “Christian Milieu.” It was taught by one of the most feared teachers in our school, Dr Richard Land. Since I am a country boy, I…

It is difficult to understand these historical coincidences

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[Why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] We are continuing to pursue the first people in our area from pre-historic time. Archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. The history of these Original Americans is just now being written. What does Anno Lucis have to do with the Original Americans? 4000…

Tulsa is constantly being torn down and then built back

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It’s amazing what is being torn down and replaced in Tulsa. In the 1960s, I used to work at the JC Penney Store at Southland Shopping Center, which was right across the street from Southroads Mall. Southroads Mall is still there but with different stores but many years ago, Southland Shopping Center became and enclosed…

God can bring you strength to face those things that you fear

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A few years ago, when I returned home from the mission field, my wife had a surprise for me. No, it wasn’t a new car or computer. Instead, she had dismantled the dining room. And by dismantled, I mean … dismantled. She repainted the walls, ripped up the baseboards and moved out all the furniture….

Instead of saying, ‘Say what? – maybe you should say ‘Who?’

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Life in the Moore household is often comical, to say the least. Most of the time, it consists of two senior adults or two senior adults with three young grandchildren, and the conversations can get quite interesting. Just this morning, I walked from the kitchen into the living room, where my wife confronted me with…