As a parent, there is a long list of topics of conversation that I hope never come up in front of my children. In fact, “boyfriend” is the scariest term in the English language to this father of daughters. At the same time, I...
Read MoreLike many others, I breathed a sigh of relief when the Task Force to study a possible name change for the Southern Baptist Convention reported that it would leave intact our legal name. My relief was followed by some degree of...
Read MoreOn May 15 this year, the Baptist Messenger will reach a milestone that few publications do. We will celebrate our 100th anniversary. In anticipation of this important moment, we are launching a series focused on the Messenger’s...
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Rose Day, now in its 21st year, is the annual day in which people from across Oklahoma bring roses...
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Raymond Henson doesn’t seem to know the meaning of the word quit. The 91-year-old pastor of Avant,...
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Darrell Raney is a layman. But that has not stopped him from being on mission with God. A member...
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SAND SPRINGS—Al and Christine Shasteen are like many Oklahoma couples who hold down jobs, raise...
Read Moreby Richard Melick The virgin conception and birth of Jesus introduce the central truth of Christianity. Jesus was God incarnate. The biblical writers care little about Jesus’ boyhood, family, shaping influences or personality....
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SHAWNEE—The purpose of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s annual Oklahoma Youth Ministry...
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