Category: Perspective

First-Person: Just As I Remember

by Jacob King | Nov 7, 2025 | Feature, Perspective | 0

SHAWNEE—As I approached the side entrance of Shawnee Hall on Bison Hill, I was immediately taken...

First-Person: A Day in the life of a military chaplain – Serving God in the skies and on the ground

by Jacob King | Jan 6, 2025 | Guest Editorial, Perspective | 0

Sunday morning, I preached an expository sermon from 1 Peter on living as resident foreigners and...

First person: Learning from Deaf culture as a hearing person

by Jacob King | Jul 8, 2024 | Feature, Perspective | 0

I grew up knowing very little about Deaf culture. As a kid, I had interacted with a few Deaf...

Perspective: Thank you Oklahoma Baptists

by Anthony L. Jordan | Feb 28, 2018 | Perspective | 0

The time has finally come. After more than a thousand articles, this is my last Perspective. It...

Perspective: Pray for our leaders

by Anthony L. Jordan | Feb 21, 2018 | Perspective | 0

Prayer is one of the great privileges of the Christian life. Truth of the matter is that any...

Perspective: Stand for truth

by Anthony L. Jordan | Feb 14, 2018 | Perspective | 0

We have seen this coming for several years. This has been occurring at coastal universities for a...

Perspective: Church ‘unemployment’

by Anthony L. Jordan | Jan 31, 2018 | Perspective | 0

I read recently that the unemployment rate in Oklahoma has dropped again, bringing it to 4.1...

Perspective: How to act and react

by Anthony L. Jordan | Jan 24, 2018 | Perspective | 0

With each passing day, it becomes more and more difficult to speak and live out biblical faith in...

Perspective: Character matters

by Anthony L. Jordan | Jan 17, 2018 | Perspective | 0

I want to begin this article with a very pointed statement—“Character matters!” Who you are is as...

Perspective: Facing life’s tragedies

by Anthony L. Jordan | Jan 10, 2018 | Perspective | 0

Sometimes life seems to throw some tough and crippling experiences our way. Over the past few...

Perspective: Importance of daily Bible reading

by Anthony L. Jordan | Jan 3, 2018 | Perspective | 0

Ministers and Christian leaders spend a great deal of time listening to and counseling others in...

Perspective: The splendor revealed

by Anthony L. Jordan | Dec 20, 2017 | Perspective | 0

Max Lucado, one of my favorite authors, says this in his book, “God Came Near”: “God became a man....

Perspective: The gift of encouragement

by Anthony L. Jordan | Dec 13, 2017 | Perspective | 0

About this time of the year, many of you are weary and worn, exhausting yourselves trying to find...

Perspective: The decision was clear

by Anthony L. Jordan | Dec 6, 2017 | Perspective | 0

When we read Scripture, it is clear that God shapes and moves people and history to His desired...

Perspective: Christmas acts of kindness

by Anthony L. Jordan | Nov 29, 2017 | Perspective | 0

While we have been seeing Christmas advertisements for weeks, the Christmas season has officially...