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A search for your great grandparents can be revealing

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[Looking at why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Who were your great grandparents? You do not know? A few weeks ago, the Pastor discussed heritage and cultures who venerate and respect elders and past generations. Our contemporary, new technology society discards heritage and tradition as quickly as the two-year old, out-of-date…

Here comes the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century

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I was 18 years old when No. 1 Nebraska played No. 2 Oklahoma in the “Game of the Century” in Norman in 1971. I was crushed when Nebraska won, 35-31. The Sooners, behind quarterback Jack Mildren played more like a track team than a football team. OU went 11-1 and Southern Cal was the only…

Cephas Washburn was similar to Epaphras Chapman

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[Looking at why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Who was Cephas Washburn? Had you ever heard of him before a sign at Dwight Mission? Yet, like Epaphras Chapman to Union Mission, he blazed the trail for schooling to the Old Settlers Cherokee. Let’s back up to the American Board of Commissioners…

When it’s hot in Tulsa, there’s always someplace hotter

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The worst heat I have ever experience was when I was a boy at Bible Memory Association summer camp in Ruston, Louisiana. This was in the 1960s. It was hot and humid. I was kind of used to the heat because I grew up without air conditioning in Tulsa. But this camp was in the…

Panamanian Pastor Corea had an undying passion for God

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When you think of the heroes of faith, you think of names like Paul, Peter, Moses and Abraham. But there are many heroes of the faith who risked their lives for the advancement of the gospel whose names are known only to God. These men and women don’t think of themselves as anything special but…

Where is the Dwight Mission?

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[Looking at why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] Hey, it is a good time for a day trip. We turned onto US 64 highway. The road is within spitting distance of the Arkansas River at the Tulsa-Wagoner County line. How about a road trip down river? Unlike the Mississippi River, no…

Here’s my strategy in the middle of a crazy car market

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The car market has gone crazy. Two years ago, my wife and I bought a brand new Buick from Hudiburg Buick in Oklahoma City for almost $10,000 below list price. I had priced the same Buick at four Tulsa area dealers and Hudiburg’s price was $3,000 below anyone else’s. And three of the four Buicks…

It would be difficult to build a house better than this one

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After 20 years of use, our washing machine bit the dust last week. The one before it also lasted 20 years, so I don’t have much experience in buying washing machines. When I began to look for the next one, I wanted to take my two sons into consideration. I won’t live another 20 twenty…

What do these men have in common?

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[Looking at why our area has its unique political and religious attitudes.] What did Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Sequoyah have in common? Actually, quite a bit. We see people as they seem when they are older and accomplished, but we miss the problems they had to overcome. Benjamin Franklin was one of 17 children….

Travel abroad and you will appreciate the United States

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I haven’t traveled outside of the United State very much but I have some. In 1997, I traveled to the Russian Far East and to Moscow. This was an eye-opening experience. I was traveling with three couples who were adopting Russian babies. I was told that the average Russian woman has 10 abortions in her…