The Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump is killing our trust in each other. Many die-hard Trump fans like Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and Marjorie Taylor Greene keep fanning the flame. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) is now telling his supporters that they “all need to be storing up some ammunition” to respond if elections “continue to be stolen.” more

I had a dream (I think it’s for all of us). more

Those of us old enough to have lived through the Vietnam War era remember Peter, Paul, and Mary singing “Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing.” I would like to change the lyrics slightly to, “Where has all the kindness gone? Long time passing. Where has compassion gone? Long time ago.” more

One of the most obvious examples of the years of political fighting that have shattered the foundation of United States democracy is the voting-rights legislation languishing in Congress. Our elected officials have not been able to abide by the foundational principle of working together and compromising to get work done. more

“We are all Ukrainians now.” more

As January comes to a close and all the New Year’s resolutions have been made, and perhaps forgotten. It is now a time to look towards another season in which resolutions will be made. This season does not require that you make promises to do things that will help with your secular well-being. This is a season that requires an internal examination and a resolve to return to God. (Joel 2:12-18) more

Oklahoma Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, has filed legislation (HB 3702) that seeks to “protect” school-aged children from inappropriate material in school, university, and public libraries. However, the restrictions are so subjective they cannot be applied, and they are absolutely unneeded. more

Have you ever stopped to think about your health and what would happen to you if you were no longer able to care for yourself? This is something some people think about as they get older. Aging is a part of life, which starts at birth and ends at death. more

Marion Hill’s February 3rd column “It’s a Free Country” addresses several Oklahoma legislative initiatives that are part of a large national education problem. She deals with some state bills that are attempts to restrict what students can read and study in schools and universities. One bill would prohibit universities from requiring students to read about being more inclusive toward all varieties of sexual and racial differences unless the information is required for a major. Another bill would prohibit school libraries from having books on the same subjects—sexual and racial identity. more

Hi friend — here is a warning: School libraries and many homes have a book that contains graphic descriptions of murders, suicides, rapes, incest, genocides, and other acts of extreme violence. Should it be banned? more

Oklahoma Senator Rob Standridge (R, Norman) has proposed legislation (SB1142) that would enable parents to ban books in public schools, setting a $10,000 bounty to be collected by parents for each day a challenged book remains on library shelves. more

“It’s a free country.” more

People will go to any length to show their love. So many sacrifices are made in order to please the one who is loved. Young men will work at very difficult jobs in order to buy a certain young lady a gift. Parents will do without some important items to give their child all the things “everybody else has.” more

Senator Chuck Schumer eagerly opened his office door and greeted Senator Mitch McConnell. more

It’s just a little thing when showing a sewing project I was involved in, and someone admired it. I said, “But it’s just a little thing.” more

Although the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal came just before last Thanksgiving, this verdict still disturbs me. Rittenhouse was seventeen. In response to racial unrest in Kenosha, WI, he crossed a state line from his home in Antioch, IL, armed with an AR-15-style rifle. The youth said his intent was to act as a medic and to protect private property (National Public Radio). more

Every Sunday morning, I look at the soccer complex that joins the church property. Unless it is terribly bad weather, kids are playing soccer, while crowds join along the sidelines with their cheers. As we often do after church services, we drive past the World Soccer Headquarters just a mile from our house. At least twenty soccer fields are filled with players. What do I see unusual in this? Well, I remember when it was unthinkable for youth sporting events to be played on Sundays. Schools never scheduled any activity on Wednesday evening which was called, “prayer meeting night.” more

“Oh, I hope it rains today.” Another person says, “I hope the fish are biting today.” The word “hope” is probably one of the most often used words in the English language. It would be interesting to count the number of times a person uses the word in a single day. It is used as if it were a prayer, a wish, an expectation, or many other purposes. more

“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” more

“Decisions are simple when values are clear.” more