Category: Feature

Oklahoma Baptist DR assists churches damaged by recent winter storm

by Chris Doyle | Mar 3, 2021 | Disaster Relief, Feature, Missions & Church | 0 |

Don Williams did not know he would be busy in early March. The arctic weather that swept through...

Rite of passage: Insufficient

by Walker Moore | Mar 3, 2021 | Feature, Rite of Passage | 0 |

If my math is correct, this is my 1,150th article. That makes 23 years of 50 articles a year. Most...

Discovery Plus’ ‘Resurrection’ leads this month’s family-friendly spotlight

by Michael Foust | Mar 2, 2021 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0 |

Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly...

BLOG: Promising trellises

by Lori Coats | Mar 1, 2021 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0 |

Whether you have a lot of space for gardening or are very limited, one way of improving your...

Sword & trowel: Christians, culture & conversations

by Brian Hobbs | Mar 1, 2021 | Editorial, Feature | 0 |

The late William F. Buckley, Jr., once said, “A nation that is arguing about whether to privatize...

Encourage: Silly questions

by Hance Dilbeck | Feb 27, 2021 | Encourage, Feature | 0 |

Salome woke up that morning with a problem. She was prepared to get to the tomb at sunrise to care...

DHD: Six encouraging topics this week

by Chris Doyle | Feb 26, 2021 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0 |

Greetings! I’m officially thawed out from the week of Hoth the ice planet visiting the southwest...

Five years after ‘reset,’ IMB sees bigger missionary pipeline on the way

by Scott Barkley | Feb 26, 2021 | Feature, Missions & Church, News | 0 |

RICHMOND, Va. (BP)—The five years after what was termed a historic financial and operational...

Legally blind missionary longed for 2020

by Jill Thompson | Feb 26, 2021 | Feature, Missions & Church | 0 |

I had dreamed of 2020 for as long as I can remember. The anticipation and expectations were high...

BCM, an ‘essential’ ministry

by Chris Forbes | Feb 26, 2021 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0 |

I am starting a little “tour” about every other week of some of the BCMs in Oklahoma, so I plan to...

‘Poorly named’ Equality Act passes House

by Chris Doyle | Feb 26, 2021 | Family & Society, Feature, News | 0 |

WASHINGTON (BP)—The U.S. House of Representatives passed Thursday, Feb. 25, for the second time a...

BLOG: Disney & True Love – Part 2

by Carissa Jones | Feb 25, 2021 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0 |

In my previous blog, I talked about how the movie Frozen presents a biblical picture of true love...

Victor Cope says he has become a better Christian

by Karen Willoughby | Feb 25, 2021 | CP Prayer Focus, Feature | 0 |

“I still believe Matthew 28: Go ye therefore…,” said Victor Cope, pastor for nearly 32 years of...

Blog: No Bread Today?

by Brian Hobbs | Feb 25, 2021 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0 |

During the throes of the recent snowstorms, grocery shelves were picked over. It could be hard to...

Oklahoma Baptists’ Women’s Retreat 2021: New options for April retreat at Falls Creek offers virtual, local church options

by Staff | Feb 25, 2021 | Feature, Missions & Church | 0 |

DAVIS—After a year of canceled or online events, Oklahoma Baptist Women are excited to gather in...