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Earthly possessions don’t last; memories of God surely will

January 30, 2020 Walker Moore

I spent the New Year holidays downsizing our ministry’s office. Even though I am no longer president of Awe Star Missions, I maintain an office in the building. I knew the process would be painful; I have stalled on doing it for a year and half. Now when I say “downsizing,” I am not talking…

Francene Biggs is not different than most ‘teenagers’

January 23, 2020 Charles Biggs

Francene Biggs is a teenager. Not really. Actually, Francene just turned two years old. And no one calls her “Francene.” Unless she’s in real trouble, everyone calls her “Frankie.” And Frankie is not a person but a pug puppy. She is 14 in “dog years.” In fact, Frankie and Fiona are the two puppies that…

No to federal funds for colleges that don’t all allow free speech

January 23, 2020 Robert McDowell

In going through the stack of clippings from various newspapers, a clipping was discovered dating clear back to March 22, 2019. of the Tulsa World that bore the headline: “Trump orders colleges to back free speech.” The date was at the time I was undergoing a series of four biopsies on my tongue to remove…

Despite sin, God is calling your name from the empty tomb

January 23, 2020 Walker Moore

My days are numbered. How do I know? I bought a calendar last week, and there are numbers on each day. As I have gotten older, I have found myself thinking differently. I used to think a lot about work, getting ahead and how to make more money. I still think about how to make…

Green Activists are the real Goliaths in climate debate

January 23, 2020 Tom Harris Jay Lehr

A common misconception among many in the public is that climate change activists are the ‘Davids’ in the war with the Goliath industrial complex. Authors Ron Arnold and Paul Driessen (Cracking Big Green: To Save the World from the Save-The-Earth Money Machine), show clearly that this is not the case. Arnold and Driessen use information…

Billionaire Bloomberg is a very dangerous Democrat

January 16, 2020 Charles Biggs

There are a plethora of reasons why no one should vote for Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who is running for the Democrat nomination for president. Bill Donohue, on www.newsmax.com, chronicled a host of policy reasons and personal criteria that should disqualify Bloomberg from getting the nomination, much less the vote in general…

Trump is doing a great job in appointing conservative judges

January 16, 2020 Robert McDowell

A pleasant surprise appeared in the Tulsa World, daily newspaper, on December 21. Somewhat buried on page A-6 was an AP story credited to Matthew Daly headlined, “Senate approves 13 judge nominees.” Well it’s about time some recognition in reporting be given to the Senate Judiciary Committee for actually doing the assigned duties, which are…

New, smaller version of Ding Dongs just are not satisfying

January 16, 2020 Walker Moore

I have discovered a new joy: introducing my grandsons to the treats I liked when I was growing up. At 6 years of age, Titus the Honorable is getting a kick out of sampling Poppy’s old-fashioned candy stash. A year ago, I introduced him to Necco Wafers. You may remember this hard candy, which first…

Here are some challenges and goals for this new year

January 9, 2020 Charles Biggs

My view of the new year has adjusted this time and one reason is because I now have two grandchildren, a granddaughter, 20 months, and a grandson, 3 months. My hope for them is a real relationship to God through Jesus Christ and a life filled with purpose, peace and joy. I am concerned about…

Common civility is lacking in Congress

January 9, 2020 Robert McDowell

It seems to me that there has become no limit to the ridiculous lengths that the leaders of the Democrat Party will go in their attempts to demean and, if possible, destroy their perceived enemies with an “R” behind their name in the voting registration records. And that extends down to those as low as…