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Sharing the heart of Christ by giving a pair of white shoes

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He was a homeless man. I don’t know his name. He didn’t want to be homeless, but one event after another had robbed him of the necessities of life. Now, he found himself spending each day going from place to place, just trying to survive. Finally, a break came his way, and a painter offered…

New Green Deal just will not work in California

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey just outlined their estimated $93 trillion plan for a Green New Deal. It aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in only a decade by transitioning to renewable energy sources.   While it has a catchy name, the Green New Deal isn’t much of a “deal” at all. Here…

The Nathan Hale prom in 1972 was a great occasion

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Forty-seven years ago, I was an excited 18-year-old senior at Nathan Hale High School. The big news was that I was about to graduate and earn my high school diploma. That set the stage for my entrance into Tulsa Junior College (now Tulsa Community College) in the fall and a year later a transfer to…

Being offended in America is becoming habit for some people

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It seems to me that there is to be no end to the silly actions and demands of those of the “professional offendee” movement.  Just when it appears it has run its course, someone with nothing better to occupy their time and effort comes up with another (in my opinion) excuse to be offended and…

Send me some of the recipes that your Mom used to make

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There are two types of cooks in the world: those who see cooking as an art, and those who wait for the smoke alarm to go off to signaling that their meal is ready. It is a universal truth that there is nothing like your own mom’s cooking. When I was first married, I learned…

The Census should ask about citizenship

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Much noise has been made about reinstating a citizenship question on the 2020 census, the subject of the April 23 Supreme Court arguments. The objections to the citizenship question revolve around unjustified hysteria and the unfortunate, but growing, notion that citizenship doesn’t matter. As attorney general of Oklahoma, I filed an amicus curiae brief joined…

Survey says pastors see discipleship happening at churches

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Most Protestant pastors feel confident about the discipleship taking place in their churches, however, there’s still plenty of room for growth, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) say they are satisfied with the state of discipleship and spiritual formation in their church, while 78 percent indicate there’s room…

You need a scorecard to keep up with the Democrats

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It’s been said that “you can’t tell the horses from the jockeys without a scorecard” and that is particularly true of the horde of Democrats who are running or thinking about running against Donald Trump in 2020. Here’s a rundown with a few thoughts. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, represents Youngstown and Akron. He is…

Assaults on French churches adds doubt to Notre Dame fire

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The early morning talk show on April 16 and preceding news at 5 a.m. was full of stories about the sudden fire in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and how much damage had appeared to be done.  Early reports were that the French officials would not call it other than “perhaps an accident from…

Jaguar was a beauty in spite of/because of her brokenness

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Today, I had to say goodbye to an old and trusted friend. We met years ago, when I was a neophyte in the ministry. My traveling days were just beginning, and all I had was a new Bible and an old suitcase made of cardboard. It was just a cloth-covered box with a handle, nothing…