Back Porch Ponderings Everything has a time and season, that’s God’s plan The sun awakes bringing forth the brightness of a new day Only to disappear in the darkness of night Birds greet a new day wit...

“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms” (Ps 95:1-2). Let’s S...

“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This is the straightforward text of the Second Amend...

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!” (Ps 118:1-2). “I called on the Lord…He answered me… The Lord is on my side… I will not fear.” (Ps 118:5-6). “You are my God, and I will praise You; You a...

Cold and flu season is almost upon us. If you read my column on a regular basis and read it completely, you will notice a lot of the foods I have covered have all sorts of great benefits from reducing...

Everyone told me once you landed you were not to speak or buy anything from anyone; you were to walk straight through to get your visa and luggage and find your escort, taxi or bus to your resort. We ...

“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is...

YES & KNOW I’ve had several readers ask me how my vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico went earlier this month. My answer each time has either been “fantastic” or “wonderful!” I can honestly say there ...

With the holidays on the way, Margaret Wood of Sallisaw says she is “bizzier” than most with all the volunteer organizations she’s involved in that have been working on special projects. Bizzy Beez, a...

YES & KNOW I attended the memorial service for Jim Mayo on October 11 in Sallisaw. I considered Jim the newspaper guru – the man you went to for answers when you had a newspaper problem. Of course I r...

How can we give a quality education to our young people? We know that this is vital to our future as a state, and to the success of our youth in the 20th century. But what are the ingredients of a qua...

“Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!” (Deut 5:29-30). “ Wives, submit t...

Criminal justice reform has been a very popular topic at the Capitol lately. Ostensibly, the argument goes something like this: “Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate in the world. We must reduc...

Football season is upon us once again. County high school football started last week in addition to the NFL and college ball started a couple weeks ago. Football is predominant on television now and i...

“… if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their la...

Beautiful Bronze Bark Cinnamon is one of my favorites all around, both scent and flavor. There is just something about the scent that draws me in. It probably has something to do with the cinnamon rol...

Christine Sorenson of Sallisaw hears so many addresses throughout the day at work, she says she spends her nights rolling the addresses in her mind and has most of them memorized. A dispatcher for KAT...

“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters;…Listen carefully to Me,… Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live;” “Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He ...

I know most of you have probably heard American Idol winner and Checotah, Okla. resident Carrie Underwood’s No. 1 hit country/Christian song, Jesus Take The Wheel. I haven’t heard the song in awhile b...

Revival with Evangelist Robby Mitchell at Vian Assembly of God church will be Sunday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; and on Monday, Sept. 30 at 6 pm. The church is located on Hwy. 64 next to Marvin’s...