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Gun control does not help if only criminals have the guns

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One morning recently, the 5 a.m. radio news woke me up with the story that there had been a multiple shooting in two or three Islam Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.  First reports were that there were numerous victims killed and wounded in each – also that the perpetrator had used two military-grade rifles, and…

Lessons in the basement of a Baptist Church

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I grew up in a small country church, when we first started attending this church it had one large room called the sanctuary. The seats were long wooden pews that would bend like a horseshoe as it went from one side to the other.  Directly below it was the basement. Most of our Sunday Schools,…

Everything I need to know I learned from summer camp

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Anyone who has experienced summer camp knows that camp memories last long after school is back in session. From the deep friendships formed over late-night storytelling, to sunny days spent on the water, camp helps turn fleeting moments to lifelong memories that children will cherish for years to come. Parents know that after a summer…

It’s hard to get to Mitchell, South Dakota from Tulsa

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You can’t get there from here. I am beginning to think that is true when it comes to traveling from Tulsa to Mitchell, South Dakota. I know that seems like an odd destination but are several reasons why I wish to travel to Mitchell. 1. I have never been there. The closest I have been…

The current ‘revolution’ is a genuine threat to our republic

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It appears to me that, like it or not, there is an incipient “revolution” now underway here in our republic established by ratification of the Constitution on September 13, 1788.  History has shown that nations operating as “democracies” – as opposed to tyrannies – have lasted no more that 200 years.  Unfortunately, the freedoms guaranteed…

Longing for a place better than a circus

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It has been a hectic month for the writing team of Moore, Moore and Moore. We have been making room for a new addition to our team who will arrive soon. So we decided to have a staff retreat and spend an evening at the circus. At first, just Titus the Honorable and I were…

Ethanol is wrong in a number of different ways

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Donald Trump didn’t forget he promised Iowa’s corn growers he’d be there for them if they helped send him to Washington. He’s told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start the process of permitting the sale of E15 — a gasoline blend that’s 15 percent ethanol — year-round. Increasing demand for corn-based ethanol is the…

There are multiple reasons why it is ‘March Madness’

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Maybe 30 years ago, Oral Roberts University hosted an NCAA men’s basketball regional. Before the actual invitations went out, it looked like Arkansas would be sent to Tulsa. The Hogs at that time were coached by Nolan Richardson, who coached a few years at The University of Tulsa. For some reason, Arkansas was sent elsewhere…

Despite all the setbacks, there seems to be a glimmer of hope

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It seems as though some things may be changing to offer some encouragement to those of us who revere the freedom we were born into and the Constitution that was written to guarantee those freedoms as coming from God.  As mentioned previously, some of us consider it that it was the doing of God that…

Modern warriors must battle for truth

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The day after our team finished carrying the cross up Mount Kilimanjaro, we had a day of rest and then toured the Tarangire National Park, where we rode among the elephants, zebras and lions. On our way out of Tanzania and into Kenya. we stopped alongside the road where some Maasai warriors were selling trinkets…