Oklahoma Baptists Lead Disaster Relief in Woodward, Norman
OKLAHOMA CITY—Within hours of the powerful storms that devastated communities in the state,...
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Author: Brian Hobbs
Conventional Thinking: Pray for our youth
I recently met an old friend from high school for lunch, which he and I do about once a year. The topic of Falls Creek came up, and we reminisced about one special summer. Of course, with Falls Creek, all summers are special,...
Read MoreConventional Thinking: Who’s picking on whom?
On March 28, the self-proclaimed faith-based gay rights group, Soulforce, showed up at Oklahoma Baptist University for the second time in five years. The group is on a nation-wide “Equality ride,” which seeks to draw attention...
Read MoreConventional Thinking: It’s Easter!
While many people’s favorite holiday is Christmas or Thanksgiving, mine is Easter. I can remember from a very early age the excitement surrounding it. The first neck tie I ever wore was for Easter Sunday, and I loved seeing...
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Lawton, Mind of Christ focuses on ‘hard’ places
It was more than five years ago when Rick Gettins, pastor of the now-established Lawton, Mind of...
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Oilfield Prayer Breakfast draws large gathering
Nearly 700 people from the petroleum industry gathered for the Second annual Oilfield Prayer...
Read MoreConventional Thinking: ‘In the beginning, God created . . .’
“Prepare to believe.” That is the motto of the Creation Museum located in Petersburg, Ky., a stop our family recently made on a tri-state (Indiana-Ohio-Kentucky) vacation. Founded in 2007 by Answers in Genesis ministry leader...
Read MoreConventional Thinking: Text without ceasing?
One hundred and fifty times. That is how often the average American looks at his cell phone each day, according to new studies. The Apostle Paul, in his first epistle to the Thessalonians, instructs them to “pray without...
Read MoreConventional Thinking: The bad place
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...
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