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America owes a great debt to our military servicemen

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November 11 is Veterans Day, an important day to remember for all Americans. Memorial Day is another public holiday that celebrates military service. Memorial Day is to remember those brave Americans who died in military service. Veterans Day is for all of those who served. Armed Forces Day in May honors those who currently serve….

Bonhoeffer lived his life and talents effectively, do we?

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] Dietrich Bonhoeffer. What sense does the name evoke? Who is he? Do you know his family? Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) with a twin sister Sabine. Their father was a professor of neurology and psychiatry, who opposed the Fuehrer’s…

Every life tells a story: Here is my Faith Journey

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My salvation story beautifully illustrates God’s faithfulness throughout my life. It all began with my parents, who met while studying in Dallas, Texas—my mother at the Dallas Bible Institute and my father at Dallas Theological Seminary. I made my debut at my father’s graduation from DTS in 1951, just four days old. As the second…

‘Shotgun Sam, the pizza man and my horse’s name is Alice’

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They tore down the old Shotgun Sam’s Pizza Parlor on Sheridan Road just north of 21st Street. That building hasn’t been Shotgun Sam’s for decades but it is etched in my childhood memories. You didn’t go to Shotgun Sam’s for the food – you went for the experience. I really did not eat there much…

Does this match what you have learned?

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[Looking at history and our area’s unique political and religious attitudes.] What happened? For the first 200-years from the Europeans in America, education was provided primarily by ministers. In 1635, Joseph Cotton, a Puritan minister influenced the establishment of Boston Latin School to teach basic academic skills and religious principles. In an interesting re-definition, this…

Good Leaders learn to unlock the potential in others

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Leaders are often portrayed as born with the gift of leadership and some have it and others do not. But the truth is, that successful leaders do not have the gift from birth but had to learn how to develop the gift. Becoming a good leader requires self-awareness and continually learn and commit to personal…

Halloween used to be fun before everything got so weird

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Back when I was growing up in the 1960s, Halloween was a fun time for kids. Now it’s bizarre and dangerous. When we dressed up like a ghost, we just cut a few eye holes in an old sheet and draped it over our heads. Occasionally, someone would have their mom use makeup so they…

OSSAA rules harm student-athletes

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Each year, parents across Oklahoma pay for their children to attend sports camps. Those parents may be surprised to learn that the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) now treats attendance at those camps as an excuse to ban some students from playing any sport for a year. It’s an idiotic rule adopted for no…