A primary goal of the Founders was to protect the people from a strong federal government. They accomplished this with a series of checks and balances where all three branches received relatively equa...

Good morning God, it’s me again. Thank You for waking me up once again to see another day. I know so many recently who didn’t get that privilege and I pray for their families who now will have to lear...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As we approach the end of March, this week marks the second major in-session deadline for legislation at the Oklahoma Legislature. At the end of last week, all bills up for considerati...

Every day in my American Civ class I begin the morning asking if anyone has any questions, not just about what we studied the day before, but about what is going on in the world. I believe the purpose...

This is an excellent question, but I think you might be asking the wrong one. Jesus said this in John 14:15-17, “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you anoth...

Have you ever witnessed something that seemed to defy explanation? If so, that’s often called a miracle! In Biblical terms a miracle is an unexpected outpouring of power from God that defies ordinary ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – I want to extend my condolences to those families who were impacted by severe storms this past week. From reports that were aired, it sounds like many Oklahomans were lucky to get away...

Aging is a gradual and inevitable process that no man or woman can change. It affects us all physically, mentally and even emotionally as time passes by and refuses to wait for anyone. Aging is so com...

Part of legislative procedure is that each bill must be read three times in each chamber the House and the Senate. First reading for a bill in its chamber of origin generally takes place the first day...

To the editor Anyone notice that when wildfires swept through L.A. two months ago the holier-than-thous wasted no time proclaiming it was God’s wrath upon sinful people, but when those same fires stru...

REPRESENTATIVE NEIL HAYS (405) 557-7302 With the committee process now behind us, the House is shifting its focus to floor votes. Over the next few weeks, much of our work will center on considering a...

The friends you choose can either help or harm your life. Throughout scripture, we find stories of knuckleheads who were influenced by bad advice from friends, often with tragic results. These serve a...

If you want to experience what Jesus is doing and see Him at work in our world- you must go where He went and love how He loved. If you stay put and wait for it to come to you – you will always be wai...

With the sad and tragic story emerging of how Gene Hackman died, it is worth taking a moment to remember the joy he brought the world. To make one or two really good movies is rare, but to make as man...

When legends are born no one realizes it until decades later the legacies that will be left behind by them. Isn’t this ironic that people can become so iconic yet they never dreamed of becoming such l...

OKLAHOMA CITY – It has been an interesting first month of the legislative session at the Oklahoma State Capitol with the focus on committee work. This year, the House of Representatives requires every...

What a busy week at the State Capitol. We had until March 6 to get all House bills passed in oversight committees for them to move forward this year. We held multiple meetings that were jam packed. We...

We are now a month into the legislative session, and House bills are beginning to reach the floor for a vote. I have co-authored important bills that work toward ensuring that Oklahomans have a more a...

Red flags are a warning signal of potential danger—a sign that underlying problems need to be addressed. When a red flag is waved in auto racing, it means the race must stop because of unsafe conditio...

Have you ever considered what the vice president does all day? My guess is probably not, but the framers of the Constitution did. When they got to the point where they considered a vice president, his...