Category: Word Slingers

Just Joe – Connected to Jesus

by Joe Ligon | Apr 17, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Last time we left off with our zip lining escapades in Mindo, Ecuador. I thought I might finish...

SWORD AND TROWEL – Take Heart

by Brian Hobbs | Apr 15, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

It’s Spring storm season in Oklahoma, and our Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers are...

Just Joe – Zipping Along

by Joe Ligon | Mar 21, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Last time, we left off with me and a couple of others from Marlow, First landing in Quito,...

Sword & Trowel – ‘Followership’

by Brian Hobbs | Mar 19, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

“Everything rises and falls on leadership,” says one famous quote. I was recently reminded of the...

Just Joe – ‘Iced Tea’ & Turbulence

by Joe Ligon | Feb 23, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

When I had the privilege of pastoring Marlow, First, we adopted a community in Ecuador. The church...

Sword and Trowel – Gifts from God

by Brian Hobbs | Jan 22, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

The Christmas decorations are put away. Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” programming, which...

Just Joe – My ‘Kodak Moment’

by Joe Ligon | Jan 20, 2026 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

When I was growing up (some of you probably think I still need to complete that task), my family...

Just Joe – A Surprise Visitor

by Joe Ligon | Dec 31, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

I was born and raised in rural Oklahoma. I have spent my life in what I affectionately call the...

Sword and Trowel – Christ’s Birth and Christmas

by Brian Hobbs | Dec 24, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

At Christmas, we celebrate birth. To be specific, we celebrate THE Birth of our Lord and Savior...

Just Joe – Baptism is a Really Big ‘Dill’

by Joe Ligon | Nov 15, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

If you happened to have read my last article, you may remember that I talked about one of the...

Sword and Trowel – Losing Bets

by Brian Hobbs | Nov 14, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

November marks a great time of year for sports viewing. College Football, NFL, NBA and other...

Just Joe – All New to Me

by Joe Ligon | Oct 16, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

Some of you know that I did not grow up going to church. I am not proud of that but it is just a...

Sword and Trowel – Poison Control

by Brian Hobbs | Sep 16, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

There was shocking news of a wrongful death lawsuit in Texas recently. A woman reported that the...

Sword and Trowel – Keeping Assisted Suicide Away from Oklahoma

by Brian Hobbs | Aug 21, 2025 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature, Word Slingers | 0

In 1998, Americans had our collective conscience shocked when “Dr. Jack Kevorkian was arrested and...

Just Joe – The Bible & Bacon

by Joe Ligon | Aug 16, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0

I was thinking the other day… Normally, when I say, “I was thinking the other day” out loud, my...