Trust — or blame?
What do you do when you are on the tightrope of life ... and there is no net? We really have but two choices: Trust…
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Why the Thunder’s first NBA title means so much to Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s the juxtaposition. The juxtaposition between then and now. The juxtaposition between Oklahoma City’s darkest day and its brightest. I couldn’t figure out…
What it means to live in pain
You can’t see the pain. You can’t understand why the pretty woman in the burgundy SUV parks in the handicapped space. You can’t figure out…
God is near to the brokenhearted
God, are you here? The Milky Way, the stars and their constellations seemed so vibrant in the wide open night sky. “Are you here?” It…
Cowboys coach lived his faith
Markus Paul was in his final season as an NFL player in 1993 when a friend invited him to speak to the youth group at…
Worship during a pandemic is tough, but not as tough as it used to be, an ancient letter reveals
In the year 112 A.D. the governor of the Roman province of Bithynia faced a dilemma. A strange new religion had appeared in his jurisdiction.…
In new memoir, Randy Travis goes ‘diggin’ up bones’
And it was down with the old man, up with the new. Raised to walk in the way of light and truth. I didn’t see…
Beautiful, shrapnel-stopping words of life
LEBANON, Tenn.— A century-old, khaki-covered paperback New Testament with a hole torn through its pages makes a mighty case for the power of prayer and divine…
Chinese artist, activist offers provocative view of ‘Humanity’
I became interested in the work of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei after I visited an exposition of his work in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
When an Angel needs gas
I met an angel today. She called the church about an hour before it was time to start worship. (For preachers, that’s a really important…
