The McIntosh County 2024 – 2025 Estimate of Needs and Financial Statement of the Fiscal year 2023 – 2024 has been certified and approved. The report was published in the Oct. 10 issue of the newspaper...

Pain seems to have permeated my life for as long as I can remember, but now I realize there has always been a purpose for my pain and I’m learning as I walk through the pain. My pain seemed to have st...

---------------- current events through a historical lens------------------------ Constitution 101: Article I, Section II, Clause III: The Enumeration Clause Article I, Section II of the United States...

--------------- current events through a historical lens------------------------ I read something online the other day that said, “not to brag but I have won as many primary votes as Kamala Harris.” A...

Who covers your kids sports? Your local newspaper does. Who covers your city council or school board meetings? Your local newspaper does. Who covers a new business, an old business or a going out of b...

What an astounding service we had at LECC last Sunday as we completed our month of revival with a Baptism Sunday called “Fill the Tank!” Ten new believers chose to obediently follow Jesus Christ by me...

Prayer is direct, two way, honest communication with God that requires us to speak and to listen. James teaches us in James 1:6 – “must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave...

Deadline to register is October 15 OKLAHOMA CITY – Inspiring youth to engage in policy is an important facet of the mission undertaken by the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). Through our ...

Since I was 15 years old, I have been teaching. Then it was Children’s Church. Later it was Children’s Church, Kids for Christ and finally Lighthouse Christian Academy where I taught kindergarten thro...

Yes, as a Christian we should still obey the 10 commandments. We obey them because we have been saved by the grace of a loving Savior. We obey God as our response to his gift of Jesus. We don’t obey o...

The older I get the more I have come to realize the importance of telling your own story. Whether it’s written in a journal, a newspaper or documented some other way, it is important to tell about the...

OKLAHOMA CITY – With National Voter Registration Day which occurred on September 17, which is also Constitution Day, there has been much excitement geared around ensuring people are able to cast a vot...

Thank You The family of Anthony “Tony” Hill would like to thank Jack and Stella Feeling, Tom and Judy Pickering, Okfuskee Indian Baptist Church and the staff at Eufaula Manor with special thanks to Ma...

Listen to John Piper’s entire 40-minute message at https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/ boasting-only-in-the-cross Have you ever heard a sermon so powerful that it woke you from your spiritual slumbe...

In a world full of malice and mishaps, where it seems all we hear about is strife and hatred, I think we should try tuning out the bad news and opening up His Word to read the “Good News.” I believe w...

This summer I had the amazing fortune to travel around the British Isles. As I spent time in the cities as well as the pastoral landscapes, I absolutely loved the rich history and deep culture. One of...

OKLAHOMA CITY – It is back to school time for children of all ages across the United States. As children prepare for their academic year, one critical aspect is reading literacy. Reading is the fundam...

John answered this question clearly in 1 John 3:16-19, “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has mat...

OKLAHOMA CITY – We are just about one week away from National Voter Registration Day, which is celebrated on September 17. Voting is regarded as one of our Constitutional rights and obligations as cit...

September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and I promise you no one can truly understand what it’s like to go through that darkness unless you have been there personally and unfortuna...