Category: Word Slingers

BLOG: Doggone Crazy

by Carissa Jones | Mar 5, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Four years ago, this country girl bought a house in town. I knew I would need a backyard for my...

BLOG – Don’t Bet on It: Counting the High Cost of Legalized Sports Gambling for Oklahoma

by Brian Hobbs | Feb 23, 2025 | Editorial, Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Did you know Oklahoma ranks in the top 10 in the United States in many key categories? We are...

Just Joe – The Things You Don’t Know

by Joe Ligon | Feb 20, 2025 | Editorial, Feature, Word Slingers | 0

It happened before Christmas last year. I had gone to town with my wife, Gayla. She had several...

Sword and Trowel – Ask Him

by Brian Hobbs | Feb 19, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Do you recall that scene in the movie Rocky III, where Rocky Balboa’s deadbeat brother-in-law...

Just Joe – Hand Me Downs

by Joe Ligon | Jan 21, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

I grew up poor. At least, I think I did. But everybody that I knew back then was all in a similar...

Sword and Trowel – Praying for Our Missionaries

by Brian Hobbs | Jan 18, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Wintson Churchill was reported to have said that the sun never set on the British Empire at its...

Sword and Trowel – Celebrating Birth

by Brian Hobbs | Dec 19, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

This month at Christmas time, Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior...

BLOG: Sing We Now At Christmas

by Brian Hobbs | Dec 2, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Do you recall the scene from “The Sound of Music” when Captain Von Trapp is transformed from a...

BLOG: A plea for prioritizing the singing of familiar Christmas carols

by Jacob King | Nov 29, 2024 | Church Toolbox, Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Over the last several years during the Advent and Christmas seasons, I have noticed that churches...

BLOG: 2024 Election & the Unborn

by Brian Hobbs | Oct 28, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

In a matter of days, the 2024 Election Day arrives. All the attention is fixed on who will be our...

Sword & Trowel: ‘Divided States of America’?

by Brian Hobbs | Oct 21, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, voters across America will flock to the polls to decide who will be the next...

BLOG: Building & Battling

by Carissa Jones | Jul 5, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Several years ago, I sensed God calling me to return to school. After arguing with Him for a...

BLOG: Freedom & the Fourth

by Brian Hobbs | Jul 4, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Today is July 4th, a truly great holiday in which we recognize and celebrate the freedom we enjoy...

BLOG: Win-Win for Everyone

by Lori Coats | Jun 14, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Unique public gathering places tend to be the soul of a community. While civic spaces are...

BLOG: Fentanyl crisis underscores spiritual need

by Luke Sills | Jun 5, 2024 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Like many other states, we are facing the sin problem of drug abuse. In the State of Oklahoma, we...