Part 2 of 3 “Worshiping God to me means that I can have a connection with him. It’s like I can go to him and worship, and I can lift a heavy burden from my shoulders,” says Sarah, 11. God wants to lif...

I must tell you about these two delightful guests I had at breakfast. Loading my breakfast tray with my toast and coffee, I made my way to my favorite place. As I settled into that old blue chair ther...

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and leaders of the Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Cherokee and Seminole Nations released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Ok...

On Monday, the State of Oklahoma saw a record high of 1,401 new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. With the surging numbers and impending return to school of many s...

(Part 1 of 3) “To worship God is paying attention to nobody else but God,” says Pruitt, 11. “If you don’t do it, it sort of messes you up. You can worship him anywhere.” “It sort of messes you up” is ...

July 26, 2020 is National Parent’s Day! American young adult author, Ann Brashares was born July 30, 1967 in Alexandria, Virginia and grew up in Maryland with her three brothers. Elementary through hi...

Over the span of the last month or so, various organizations in the area have partnered with Farmers to Families to bring Go Fresh fruit/vegetable and dairy boxes to the area. Morris has had a couple....

We are less than two weeks away from the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy’s 2020 Heroes Ball. We are pleased with the local and even national attention that our event is receiving for our innovat...

Just now went to find that notebook containing my husband’s poems, devotionals and such. There in plain sight was that cookbook my daughter helped me put together, lo, some years ago. We made limited ...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its tyrannical government remain a top threat not only to the United States, but the entire globe. Their hostile behavior throughout the past few months has demon...

In Proverbs 12:4, the Bible says an excellent wife is like a crown to her husband, and a shameful one is compared to rotten bones. What could this possibly mean? “If a good wife is like a crown, it me...

Canadian author Paulette Bourgeois was born July 20, 1951 in Winnipeg, Canada. Bourgeois graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in Occupational Therapy and worked three years i...

Over the span of the last month or so, various organizations in the area have partnered with GoFresh to bring fruit/vegetable and dairy boxes to the area. Morris has had a couple. Preston First Baptis...

Over the span of the last month or so, various organizations in the area have partnered with GoFresh to bring fruit/vegetable and dairy boxes to the area. Morris has had a couple. Preston First Baptis...

Our country has been through a lot throughout the past four months. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and violence and rioting in cities across the country, it has been a trying time for everyone. Through...

Peggy Parish, American author best known for her Amelia Bedelia series of children’s books, was born July 14, 1927 in Manning, South Carolina. She loved reading and writing at an early age and graduat...

“God likes it when we do what’s right because that is another reason to go to heaven,” says Colton, 6. Good works are never a reason anyone goes to heaven. Rather, they should be a result of trusting ...

Even with the passage of State Question 802, many people do not fully understand the Medicaid system. I have focused this column on the information Oklahomans need to help those who might qualify or w...

Many of you know my son, Marcus. He has lived here in Henryetta more than 20 years. Yeah, he is that bald-headed gospel singer. He still travels up and down the roads of America, holding revivals and ...

July 2, 1919 was the birth date of Jean Craighead George in Washington, D.C. Born into a family of lovers of nature this formed her life as they camped out, climbed trees, studied owls and edible plan...