We’re just a week away from OrangeFest, the annual event that brings my OSUIT family together with the Okmulgee community I call home. This is the fifth year Okmulgee Main Street and OSUIT have partne...

“Come on. Let’s go!” Every Sunday morning, including every Easter, since I was three years old all six of our family were rushing out the door to church. In the early years, dad was driving with us, l...

The Living Faith The core message God’s Spirit proposes to us through the Gospel story of a miraculous event of Jesus raising Lazarus from his death (Jn. 11: 1-45) is a remarkable positive stroke to o...

Last week was Spring Break for many Oklahomans, including our elected officials. As a result, the Legislature enjoyed an abbreviated schedule, although they did begin consideration of bills that advan...

"Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive," wrote author C.S. Lewis. Think of a time when someone deliberately hurt you. Then, multiply your pain 10,000 times. Y...

Practically all radicals, being redden down in life but always ended it up in glory. This is historical and perennial truth which is not just narrated in classics and novels, but can be traced out thr...

I love avocados. My love of guacamole goes way back to my childhood, but as an adult I have a newfound love for the fruit itself and will eat it by itself as well as on top of salad or on a sandwich, ...

At sixty miles per hour, an icy chill pummeled my face. The mountain air kept up its assault as Cody, Wyoming receded back of me to the south. I had left home before 7 a.m. My destination this Labor D...

March 25th, 1964 is the birth date of Kate DiCamillo born in Philadelphia, PA. At the age of five Kate, her mother and older brother moved to Florida because of Kate’s chronic illness, pneumonia and h...

If we are to grow our population, I believe everyone in town needs to be ready, willing, and able to share the compelling story of Okmulgee and be able to explain the advantages of living in a small t...

Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: For several years, my husband and I were good friends with "Pam" and "David." About a year ago, we moved to a new house just a few blocks from theirs. They decided they liked some...

Despite the opioid crisis leading to the deaths of more than 70,000 Americans by drug overdoses, only one in ten Americans with an addiction receives treatment. Over 7 million opioid pills were prescr...

Jaded observers of Oklahoma politics often express their cynicism with the phrase, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” In other words, while we may think we are making a difference,...

The Living Faith While our Master Jesus was living physically in our world, he had been frequently giving surprises to his disciples-many times in his speeches, sometimes in his performing miraculous ...

It’s National Wildlife Week! This week is designed to bring awareness and strengthen conservation efforts in local parks. While there are many type of wildlife we can discuss, several of which I can f...

With borrowed tools I dismantled the wooden crate my dad shipped from Oklahoma. Then, straddled the unpacked merchandise and thrust the kick-starter. I was happy for the right-foot design. With my lef...

Sunday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day! Lois Lowry, American author of children’s books was born on March 20th, 1937 in Honolulu, HI. From an early age she knew she wanted to be a writer. She preferred ...

This Sunday, March 17th, is the Second Sunday In Lent (Reminiscere). The readings for this the Second Sunday in Lent are from Genesis 32:22–32, Romans 5:1–5, and Matthew 15:21–28 Holding God to His Wo...

Okmulgee is a proud community within the greater Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Many people choose to live in Okmulgee and commute to Tulsa for their work. This affords them the “best of b...

Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: I dwell in a small, Southern and, I thought, safe hometown. I'm currently unemployed and therefore unable to afford a place of my own. I live with my parents. I have job-searched ...