Conventional Thinking: Take heed
With recent news about other Christian leaders falling into moral failure, it is a good time to do two things. First, we ought to pray for these men and their families, who most directly experience the consequences of their actions. The second is to take heed, lest we fall (1 Cor. 10:12). It is about this second point I write today. In pondering life these days, it has been said that virtually nothing is private and nothing is off the...
Conventional Thinking: I remember
On April 19, we Oklahomans always stop to remember. We remember the 168 who tragically lost their lives in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. We remember the heroes that served and helped in the immediate and long-term aftermath. Yes, today we remember. At risk of showing my age, I remember that I was a student in high school in Bartlesville at the time of the bombing, sitting in driver’s ed class when I first heard that fateful news....
The Crown of Music: God used music, prayers of departed senior saint who suffered from dementia
TULSA—When Cynthia Briscoe, member of Tulsa, South Tulsa, takes time to think of her father Stan Brassfield, who died at 92 years of age in July 2017 after battling dementia, she thinks of at least two things: his singing and his prayers. The Lord used both to bless Cynthia, her family and many other friends and acquaintances during his life and since his passing. “Dad was saved when he was 13. In school he got good grades, but he got...
Conventional Thinking: ‘Fake news’ & you
One phrase that has been popularized by President Donald Trump is “fake news.” Fake news, of course, refers to stories generated by journalists and other individuals that are believed to be partly, or as a whole, made up. In this age of people looking to the Internet and social media for news, “fake news” is increasingly hard to combat. Several countries, including Malaysia, are considering a crack-down on “fake news,” but this entire...
Conventional Thinking: Is ‘medical marijuana’ OK for Okla.?
Did you know that on June 26, Oklahomans will vote on allowing the use and distribution of a schedule one narcotic, as identified by the Federal Controlled Substances Act in the United States and the Drug Enforcement Act? I refer to marijuana. To be specific, a ballot initiative (State Question 788) is coming before Oklahoma voters that “legalizes the licensed use, sale and growth of marijuana in Oklahoma for medicinal purposes.”...
