The Living Faith Most of the disciples of Jesus find it hard to listen and practice many of the Master’s demands, specifically his new command: “Love one another”. The world knows our Master led a par...

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. While it is a relatively...

Dismounting the tractor I moved toward the farmhouse, “I’m ready for some iced tea and whatever mom’s put out on the lunch table.” Stepping to the back door I slapped lingering hay fragments from my b...

May 5th thru 11th is Be Kind to Animals Week. May 7th is National Teacher Appreciation Day. Eleanor Estes (05/09/1906 West Haven, CT – 07/15/1988 Hamden, CT). Eleanor was born the third of four childr...

DEAR ABBY: I have a former co-worker whose husband was just released from a psychiatric facility. He had threatened to kill himself and take the entire family with him. I met him before the incident. ...

Quality education is a product of dedicated teachers with a passion for their work, not of the architectural style of the building where they conduct their classes. In education, buildings really don’...

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (ROK) yesterday joined his colleagues, Jackie Speier (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), a...

The Living Faith Though we, Christians, are divided by various traditions, we feel one and united strongly with one single appealing cry to Christ: ‘Save us, Savior of the world, for by your cross and...

We are fast approaching Child Advocacy Day, held on Wednesday, May 8, at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy is pleased to be collaborating with the organization, Let...

Kids Talk About God "I'm OK, You're OK" is the title of a former best-selling book. "I Stink, You Stink" is the reality behind many soured relationships. God's love "affects me because I feel loved, a...

So a few weeks ago I wrote a column on birds, but it was to make your own bird seed for feeding the birds in your yard. It was suggested to me at the time to create one of the birds as a response to t...

The car hit me coming out of nowhere, travelling west. The green traffic light had invited me into the Sixth and Wood Drive intersection. No matter. Wham! Shaken but uninjured, I knew the collision ma...

April 28th, 1934 is the birth date of Lois Duncan, American writer said to be a pioneering figure in developing YA horror and suspense novels. Lois was born in Philadelphia, PA grew up in Sarasota, FL...

Before President Trump took office, the U.S.’s southern border was only covered by man-made barriers along roughly a third of the border. These 654 miles of physical barriers are primarily located in ...

OSUIT is an accredited institution of higher education. Accreditation is a big deal for any college or university, and ours (at OSUIT) is up for renewal in the spring of 2020. During this next year, y...

DEAR ABBY: My son attends an excellent public high school and has done very well. His class is scheduled to graduate in a few weeks, and "Brent" has been accepted to an excellent university. My concer...

Every year, a group of high school students from across the state is selected by lawmakers to participate in the Capitol Page program, where they work for one week in either the State House of Represe...

The Living Faith For better survival in this modern world, God’s Spirit summons Christians daily to go deeper into the startling interactions of the risen Lord in our midst. Very specifically, we are ...

Corn, love it or hate it there are lots of opinions about whether it’s good or bad or GMO, etc. I happen to really like corn in just about any form. I have done a few recipes of corn but not dedicated...

“Thanks again, folks for another good Montana weekend!” My second Billings trek – and bonus visit to the pastor’s home – passed too quickly. Back in Cody, where the shivering cold kept up its assault,...