Skip to content

The Tulsa Beacon

 

Columns

For 21 years, the Tulsa Beacon has spread the good news

Tulsa Beacon

In 1984, I quit my job for a big-city daily newspaper so I could start a weekly newspaper in Glenpool, Oklahoma. At that time, Glenpool was the fastest growing city (percentage-wise) in the state. It grew from about 2,500 in 1980 to around 6,000 in 1984. My wife and I saw an opportunity for ourselves…

Are you nurturing someone’s natural curiosity today?

Tulsa Beacon

Curiosity is the hallway that leads to the doors of adventure and discovery. I haven’t lost much of the curiosity I had as a child. I consider myself one of the more fortunate ones. In some ways, curiosity is what drives me. “What’s on the other side of that hill?” “Where does this road go?”…

American Indian culture vs. the Cradle of Civilization

Tulsa Beacon

[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. Pre-history simply means before a written history. Nevertheless, archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. History is not static. The last articles were pressing the question of what happened to…

Is there anything more satisfying than raising good kids?

Tulsa Beacon

Now all of my children are married. My second son Josiah got married to Kaili recently. My oldest son Brian is married to Shelby and my daughter Sarah is married to Josh. And all are wonderful people. They love each other and they love the Lord. I started praying for my kids for their future…

We have a High Priest who was tempted in every way we are

Tulsa Beacon

It was the apostle Paul who said, “Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not…

The Reformed Progressive on… Transsexual Children

Tulsa Beacon

True story: I once held a fundraiser for trans-sexual children … and no one showed up. Back in the big blue city I was goaded into holding a fund-raiser for a charity which helped transsexual children who had left their homes. The event featured two high-profile politicians and a bevy of well-known local DJs. I…

What really happened to the people of the Watson Brake?

Tulsa Beacon

[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. Pre-history simply means before a written history. Nevertheless, archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. History is not static. What happened to the people at the first mound in North…

Pastor Oleg of Ukraine

Ukranian pastor’s prayer is that his men know Jesus

Tulsa Beacon

It was the early ‘90s, when the Soviet Union had just collapsed. I don’t know why, but I felt led to start a work in Hungary. I rented a tiny, rusted Renault from another mission organization in Brussels, Belgium. I am not sure how old the car was, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the…

What should you plant in your back yard garden in ‘22?

Tulsa Beacon

For about the past dozen years or so, we have planted a garden in our back yard. We planted it mostly to learn how to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers. We didn’t plant because we needed to grow food to eat. The way things are going in this world, we may need to change that…

Other than technology, were ancient people so different?

Tulsa Beacon

[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. Pre-history simply means before a written history. Nevertheless, archaeologists have developed a significant record from artifacts. We have the early great civilization of the world, Mississippi River Basin, setting up along…