Skip to content

The Tulsa Beacon

 

Columns

‘Wascally wabbits’ are way overpopulating my backyard

Tulsa Beacon

We have some “rascally wabbits” in our neighborhood. Earlier this year, Susan went in our backyard to start working on the raised garden beds she put in last year. While she was poking around, much to her surprise, she heard noise coming from the ground. It was a nest full of wild bunnies. Fortunately, our…

We have to place our happiness and joy solidly on Jesus

Tulsa Beacon

After being a grandparent for six years, I am losing my touch when it comes to keeping my grandsons happy. It was easy when I only had one; it was challenging with two; and it is impossible with three. I don’t even want to think about it with a half-dozen. Of course, I’m talking about…

How about a 38th anniversary trip to Madeira Beach?

Tulsa Beacon

On July 10, Susan and I will celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary. To mark the occasion, we have planned a long weekend trip to Madeira Beach, Florida. Madeira Beach is on the Gulf side of Florida, next to Johns Pass and St. Petersburg. It is just south of Redington Beach. We visited Madeira Beach several…

Here’s hoping for when my grandsons take a leap of faith

Tulsa Beacon

Three years ago, my wife and I bought a swing set. It was a small, inexpensive one.  We realized we needed something for our grandsons to play on when they came to visit. Up to this point, we only had small, inside toys, but Titus the Honorable was 3 and wanted to go outside to…

FBI investigates ‘Zoom-bombing’

Tulsa Beacon

With the coronavirus outbreak forcing many people to work from home, taking computer security measures to protect both themselves and their company has grown even more important. Video conferencing, for one example, isn’t always safe from intruders. The FBI has received many reports of “Zoom-bombing,” in which graphic images pop up during company Zoom meetings…

The coronavirus is affecting the progressive news media

Tulsa Beacon

There is a new normal for newspapers in Oklahoma. The Tulsa World has a new president – the third one in the last six years. And the liberal newspaper has been sold twice in that time period. The paper was sold by the Lorton Family who sold it to Warren Buffet (Berkshire-Hathaway) who sold it…

From packed auditoriums to drywall, try to work your best

Tulsa Beacon

Since I started preaching and teaching 47 years ago, I have never lacked for a place to use my spiritual gifts. Only in the latter half of my life has God allowed me to add teaching through the written word. But I have always preferred the speaking ministry over writing. I have told you many…

We should have prepared for a pandemic, not the climate

Tulsa Beacon

As of May 20, the United States had more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of Wuhan Coronavirus. US deaths related or attributed to the virus topped 92,000 (though many were really due to old age and related co-morbidities). Because of COVID, much of the US economy has been shut down since late March. More than…

Drive-in dinners, drive up TVs and one-way grocery stores

Tulsa Beacon

Here are few observations from life while living under the dark cloud of a coronavirus. About one third of the people who shop in grocery stores with marked one-way aisles go the wrong way. They are: In too big of a hurry to care. They didn’t notice the arrows taped to the floor. They don’t…

The squirrels in my backyard are half nuts

Tulsa Beacon

The epicenter for the COVID-19 virus in the United States is New York City. The epicenter for squirrels in the United States is my backyard. We have lived in our current home for 17 years. When my wife and I bought the house, it had four huge trees in the backyard: one oak, two maples…